hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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The San Francisco 49ers have already been hit hard with injuries to begin the 2025 NFL season.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The rest were hit hard enough to be hits anywhere.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Waukesha County was hit hard by storms County initial estimates of the total damage sustained from the August storms stands at $98 million.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brayan Bello was hit hard early and struggled with his command, and Trevor Story had an uncharacteristically poor day on defense, committing two throwing errors that each came with two outs and allowed runs to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The rest were hit hard enough to be hits anywhere.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Waukesha County was hit hard by storms County initial estimates of the total damage sustained from the August storms stands at $98 million.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brayan Bello was hit hard early and struggled with his command, and Trevor Story had an uncharacteristically poor day on defense, committing two throwing errors that each came with two outs and allowed runs to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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