| 单词 | play hardball |
| 释义 | play hardballAct aggressively and ruthlessly, as in It's only a month before the election, and I'm sure they'll start to play hardball. This term originated in baseball, where it alludes to using the standard ball as opposed to the slightly larger and minimally softer ball of softball. It was transferred to describe aggressive behavior only in the 1970s. Words nearby play hardballplay games, playgirl, playgoer, playground, playgroup, play hardball, play hard to get, play havoc, play hide and seek, play hooky, playhouse The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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