Take A Hard Line (with Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take A Hard Line (with Someone) Idiom mean?

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take a hard line (with someone) What does take a hard line (with someone) mean?	to be firm with someone, to have a firm policy for dealing with someone	The company takes a hard line with people who come to work late.
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on top What does "on top" mean?	to be in the lead	He was on top of his class when he was in university.

come to the fore What does "come to the fore" mean?	to come into an important place or position, to come to the front	Several members of the class came to the fore and decided to take important positions in the club.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth What does "laugh out of the other side of one's mouth" mean?	change from being happy to being sad	My friend was laughing out of the other side of his mouth when he learned that he would get a ticket for parking his car in the wrong place.
flea market What does "flea market" mean?	a place where antiques or secondhand goods are sold	We went to a flea market last Saturday to try and buy some dishes.
speak of the devil (and he appears) What does "speak of the devil (and he appears)" mean?	to appear just when someone is talking about you	"Speak of the devil and he appears," I said as our colleague who we were talking about walked in the door.
learn (something) by heart What does "learn (something) by heart" mean?	memorize something	I quickly learned my library card number by heart.

every living soul What does "every living soul" mean?	everybody	We gave a free newspaper to every living soul in the apartment building.
up the ante What does "up the ante" mean?	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)The actor upped the ante in his dispute with the movie studio when he refused to appear for the movie preparatio
Object lesson What does "Object lesson" mean?	An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.)
try out one's wings What does "try out one's wings" mean?	to try to do something that you have recently learned or become qualified to do	I plan to try out my wings at golfing now that my lessons have finished.
rock-bottom offer What does "rock-bottom offer" mean?	the lowest price that one can offer to buy something	The buyer made a rock-bottom offer to buy our product.

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Take A Hard Line (with Someone) Idiom