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hard-line

/ˌhɑːd ˈlaɪn/adjective

उच्चारण हार्ड लाइन

कट्टर, कट्टरपंथी, अड़ियल

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    having very fixed beliefs and being unwilling to change them

    कट्टर, कट्टरपंथी, अड़ियल

    • The party is controlled by hard-line leaders.
    • The government has taken a hard-line approach to terrorism.

    Synonyms uncompromising rigid extreme inflexible diehard

    Opposite moderate flexible

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Usage: take a hard line on something means to deal with it in a strict way, as in 'The school takes a hard line on cheating'.

Usage में take a hard line on something का अर्थ किसी चीज़ से सख्ती से निपटना है, जैसे 'The school takes a hard line on cheating'।