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Meanings of strike hard in English

Catalan
tombar
Spanish
tumbar

Deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

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Examples for "knock"
Examples for "knock"
1
Its Stafford government loans, for example, knock points off the interest rate.
Reuters
2
One positive result is likely to have a very positive knock-on effect!
The South African
3
The knock-on effects are seen in children's education, unemployment and financial losses.
The Guardian
4
The major knock-on effect has been that social media is more available.
BBC
5
The insistence that had been in the knock spoke in the voice.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
Usage of strike hard in English
1
NEPAL: Nepal's King Gyanendra yesterday vowed to strike hard against Maoist rebels.
The Irish Times
2
If they strike hard enough and with enough men, we'll be overwhelmed.
Quest for honour
3
It is my time to strike now, and I shall strike hard.
Frank Merriwell's Reward
4
It is a case in which we must strike back, and strike hard.
The Scouts of the Valley
5
So this force can travel light, but strike hard if needed.
The Guardian
6
But I love him, and I may not strike hard enough.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
7
Painting tends to become confused and to lose its power to strike hard.
The Mind of the Artist / Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sc...
8
They travel by day and by night, and they strike hard.
The Hunters of the Hills
9
Then if you are a soldier, strike hard for your King.
The Strong Arm
10
If she decided to strike hard now, he would die instantly.
The dark griffin
11
The secret is to strike hard and often, and keep them on the run.
Two Gallant Sons of Devon: A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess
12
She committed herself to the opinion that now was the time to strike hard.
Night and Day
13
We must strike hard against angelic creatures, with all the weapons at our disposal.
Angelopolis
14
Word must go to Mustapha Kemal to strike hard while the iron is hot.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
15
That is why we had to strike hard at all of you who interfered.
A Maker of History
16
Those were conducted with a cold-blooded determination to strike hard at a long-time foe.
Key Out of Time
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Translations for strike hard
Strike hard through the time
Strike hard across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common