hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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In 2025, summer saw a new surge in cases with major outbreaks in the Indian Ocean islands hit hard in the last epidemic.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Furniture executives warn that importers will be hit hard by the furniture tariffs on top of existing tariffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
For years after her stroke, the weight of her new reality hit hard.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The 49ers have been hit hard by injuries this season, as fellow captains Bosa, Brock Purdy (turf toe, week-to-week) and George Kittle (hamstring, week-to-week) have missed multiple games.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Furniture executives warn that importers will be hit hard by the furniture tariffs on top of existing tariffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
For years after her stroke, the weight of her new reality hit hard.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The 49ers have been hit hard by injuries this season, as fellow captains Bosa, Brock Purdy (turf toe, week-to-week) and George Kittle (hamstring, week-to-week) have missed multiple games.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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