hard to take
idiom
: difficult to be around due to being rude, annoying, etc.
He's a little hard to take sometimes.
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Down a goal at halftime, the Kansas City Current fought back hard to take a lead as stoppage time neared.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
Zelenskiy, who had lobbied China hard to take part, accused Beijing this week of helping Moscow to undermine the summit.
—Fox News, 3 June 2024
Because Florida so dominated the third, the OT loss after that comeback made this one especially hard to take for the Panthers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Biden’s claims to be protecting American workers and businesses in general with such actions are hard to take seriously.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2024
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
Zelenskiy, who had lobbied China hard to take part, accused Beijing this week of helping Moscow to undermine the summit.
—Fox News, 3 June 2024
Because Florida so dominated the third, the OT loss after that comeback made this one especially hard to take for the Panthers.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Biden’s claims to be protecting American workers and businesses in general with such actions are hard to take seriously.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2024
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“Hard to take.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20to%20take. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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