hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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In 1992, just four years after the company moved in, the offices were hit hard by Hurricane Andrew.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Storm chasers, usually from out of state, can flood a neighborhood hit hard almost immediately, thanks to sophisticated software that pinpoints where the most damage is.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
In a new conformity bill introduced Thursday, Ehlers proposed spreading out the impacts of a change to a corporate tax break over multiple years so that the state budget isn’t hit hard all at once.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
As is clear, the stock has remained in a back-and-forth trend since being hit hard earlier in the year.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Storm chasers, usually from out of state, can flood a neighborhood hit hard almost immediately, thanks to sophisticated software that pinpoints where the most damage is.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
In a new conformity bill introduced Thursday, Ehlers proposed spreading out the impacts of a change to a corporate tax break over multiple years so that the state budget isn’t hit hard all at once.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
As is clear, the stock has remained in a back-and-forth trend since being hit hard earlier in the year.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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