hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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Brown also started at Clemson in UM’s penultimate game in 2022, but he was hit hard and sacked three times, completing 6 of 13 passes for 53 yards and no touchdowns, with one interception.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Californians who won’t see their home insurance renewed by State Farm this summer are homeowners in Los Angeles County, with some upscale Westside neighborhoods hit hard, according to the insurer’s recent filings with the Department of Insurance.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Locally, the problem hit hard at Cincinnati Children's hospital emergency departments, which were crowded with kids who reported mental health crises.
—The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
In this era of contraction, broadcast shows have been especially hit hard with budget reductions — the Blue Bloods cast took a 25 percent pay cut to get a final season, for example.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
For the one-time league runners from Golden State — a team that boasts four Hall of Famers — the push required to win in San Antonio had to hit hard.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Egyptian economy has been hit hard by years of government austerity, the coronavirus pandemic, the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and most recently, the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
—Noha Elhennawy, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Two years ago, when tech stocks got hit hard, the shares held up far better than those of its peers.
—Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The company had hoped to fly the ship all the way to the surface of Indian Ocean, where it was expected to hit hard and explode.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Californians who won’t see their home insurance renewed by State Farm this summer are homeowners in Los Angeles County, with some upscale Westside neighborhoods hit hard, according to the insurer’s recent filings with the Department of Insurance.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Locally, the problem hit hard at Cincinnati Children's hospital emergency departments, which were crowded with kids who reported mental health crises.
—The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
In this era of contraction, broadcast shows have been especially hit hard with budget reductions — the Blue Bloods cast took a 25 percent pay cut to get a final season, for example.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
For the one-time league runners from Golden State — a team that boasts four Hall of Famers — the push required to win in San Antonio had to hit hard.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
The Egyptian economy has been hit hard by years of government austerity, the coronavirus pandemic, the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and most recently, the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
—Noha Elhennawy, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Two years ago, when tech stocks got hit hard, the shares held up far better than those of its peers.
—Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The company had hoped to fly the ship all the way to the surface of Indian Ocean, where it was expected to hit hard and explode.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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