play hardball

informalDETERMINED to be very determined to get what you want, especially in business or politics 〔尤指在商界或政界中〕态度果决，采取强硬手段

Examples from the Corpus

play hardball• PITTSBURGHThe Steelers and Pirates found out voters can play hardball, too.• Well, we can play hardball, too.• This is playing hardball, but it is hardball of a sort familiar in these dealings.• Toymaker Mattel is getting ready to play hardball in an effort to persuade Hasbro to reconsider a merger.• It is clear that the company is ready to play hardball with the unions.• The Deputy Prime Minister told reporters that Canada was ready to play hardball with the US.

→ play hardball at hardball(1)

词汇	play hardball
释义	play hardball play hardball informalDETERMINED to be very determined to get what you want, especially in business or politics 〔尤指在商界或政界中〕态度果决，采取强硬手段 Examples from the Corpus play hardball• PITTSBURGHThe Steelers and Pirates found out voters can play hardball, too.• Well, we can play hardball, too.• This is playing hardball, but it is hardball of a sort familiar in these dealings.• Toymaker Mattel is getting ready to play hardball in an effort to persuade Hasbro to reconsider a merger.• It is clear that the company is ready to play hardball with the unions.• The Deputy Prime Minister told reporters that Canada was ready to play hardball with the US. → play hardball at hardball(1)
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