Meaning of hard yards | Babel Free

Definitions

The key effort in completing a difficult task.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“do the hard yards”

“put⟳ in the hard yards”

“As with coupons and vouchers, there is seemingly no end⟳ to the opportunities that exist⟳ to improve⟳ a Web site's traffic flow⟳ by giving something away for nothing—as long as users are prepared to put⟳ in the hard yards, of course.”

“Those clever women at the frontier of fashion do all the hard yards for us, every month, by attending the shows in London, Paris and New York.”

“In tough conditions, with no room for complacency, the campaign will need⟳ to slog out the hard yards, give⟳ it 110% and leave⟳ it all on the field.”

“The couple had already put⟳ in the hard yards: Fred started out in '60s freakbeat combos The Weeds and Lollipop Shoppe, with Toody joining him in early '80s punk trio The Rats.”

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