- hard cheese Brit.
- hard cheese Brit.informal, datedused to express sympathy over a petty matter.→ hard
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hard cheese — ► hard cheese Brit. informal, dated used to express sympathy over a petty matter. Main Entry: ↑cheese … English terms dictionary
hard cheese — noun bad luck • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑misfortune, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hard — adjective 1》 solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. ↘(of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough. 2》 requiring or demonstrating a great deal of endurance or effort; difficult. ↘strict and demanding: a hard … English new terms dictionary
cheese — Ⅰ. cheese [1] ► NOUN ▪ a food made from the pressed curds of milk, having a texture either firm and elastic or soft and semi liquid. ● hard cheese Cf. ↑hard cheese ORIGIN Latin caseus. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
cheese — 1. n. 1 a a food made from the pressed curds of milk. b a complete cake of this with rind. 2 a conserve having the consistency of soft cheese (lemon cheese). 3 a round flat object, e.g. the heavy flat wooden disc used in skittles. Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
Milk and meat in Jewish law — Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Exodus 23:19 Exodus 34:26 Deuteronomy 14:21 … Wikipedia
double — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of two identical parts. 2 twice as much or many (double the amount; double the number; double thickness). 3 having twice the usual size, quantity,… … Useful english dictionary
Great Britain — noun 1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; Great Britain is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑United Kingdom,… … Useful english dictionary
bad luck — noun 1. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑misfortune, ↑tough luck, ↑ill luck • Ant: ↑good luck, ↑good fortune (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
