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hard line
hard line
A firm, uncompromising policy or position. For example, The President was taking a hard line on the budget. [c. 1960]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jyrgal | | - | Kyrgyz |
| PÁLl | | POWTL (Icelandic) | Icelandic, Faroese |
| Shirou | | shee-ṙo: | Japanese |
| Amis | | - | Medieval English, Medieval French |
| Slava | | - | Russian, Slovene, Croatian |
| Simo | | SEE-mo (Finnish) | Finnish, Serbian |