hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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Museums in San Francisco are getting hit hard by the city’s budget cuts and may have to reduce opening hours and cut jobs, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Cuban independent media was also hit hard by the cuts.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2022, Lim stepped down as chairman of the group’s Star Cruises operator Genting Hong Kong, which filed for a winding up petition after being hit hard by the pandemic.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Norfolk, Richmond, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem are expected to be hit hard.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Cuban independent media was also hit hard by the cuts.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2022, Lim stepped down as chairman of the group’s Star Cruises operator Genting Hong Kong, which filed for a winding up petition after being hit hard by the pandemic.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Norfolk, Richmond, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem are expected to be hit hard.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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