hard 2, adverb (oh) and Penny Ante - Poker (gambling)

hard 2, adverb (oh)

2 W2S1 adv comparative harder superlative hardest
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1 ?using energy/effort?
2 ?with force?
3 ?become solid?
4 be hard hit/be hit hard
5 be hard put/pressed/pushed to do something
6 be/feel hard done by
7 take something hard
8 hard upon/on something
9 laugh/cry hard
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?USING ENERGY/EFFORT?
using a lot of effort, energy, or attention
　She has worked hard all her life.
　He had thought long and hard before getting involved with the project.
　She tried her hardest to ignore what he'd said.
　Ella was concentrating very hard.
　I couldn't convince him no matter how hard I tried.
　Sam stared hard at the floor.
?WITH FORCE?
with a lot of force
　You need to hit the ball hard.
　He slammed the door hard behind him.
　It was raining very hard.
?BECOME SOLID?
becoming solid, stiff, or firm
　By now the cement had set hard.
be hard hit/be hit hard
to be badly affected by something that has happened
　Sales were hard hit by high interest rates.
be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth
informal to have difficulty doing something
　You'd be hard pressed to find anyone better for the job.
-see also hard-pressed
be/feel hard done by
informal to be or feel unfairly treated
　As a child I felt hard done by, living so far away from my friends.
take sth hard
to be very upset about something, especially bad news
　Alan took his mother's death particularly hard.
hard upon/on sth
BrE formal soon after something
　His second major contract followed hard upon the first.
laugh/cry hard
to laugh, cry etc a lot
　He laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes
-see also hard by , hard up , (hard/hot/close) on sb's heels at heel 1 (7b), (hard/hot/close) on the heels of sth at heel 1 (7a)
-see also play hard to get at play 1 (23)

Penny Ante - Poker (gambling)

Describing a small game, often referring to small limit; usually part of the phrase penny-ante game. The phrase has passed into General usage meaning petty or small-time. "We' re playing penny ante."

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