to strike hard
3
3.7
- phrasal verb
:
golpear fuerte
- Cover with your left, strike hard with your right.
- strike hard enough
And so you strike, I mean, given the scale, you strike hard, as hard and as fast as possible to stop the expansion of the suffering.
- And so you strike, I mean, given the scale, you strike hard, as hard and as fast as possible to stop the expansion of the suffering.
Examples
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The coach told the players to strike hard at the opponent's weak points.
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To end the immediate danger, Israel should retake the Philadelphi Corridor and strike hard.
Blog text (11) -
And so he'll strike hard and fast at the world of Men.
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But we must strike hard and we must strike quickly.
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Strike first, strike hard, show a little mercy.
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We strike hard, defend, protect, and fade into the night.
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Dick Tracy has struck tonight, and he has struck hard, right at the heart of the gang lord's empire.
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Strike hard, boys.
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When you see the opening, strike hard to take advantage of it.
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In a critical moment, she decided to strike hard to secure the victory.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
937
1.0
To hit something by accident with a sudden movement
553
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
455
1.4
To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist
198
1.6
To hit something many times to shape or flatten it
164
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
73
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
57
3.2
To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly
46
6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
43
7.9
To hit someone or something very hard
23
8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
13
9.8
Hit a person or thing with a heavy blow
11
6.0
To hit with a lot of force, often using the arm or an object
10
4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
8
3.7
To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound
8
5.1
To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
4
7.7
To hit someone or something with a quick strong blow
2
7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
1
9.9
To hit someone or something hard
1
7.4
To hit someone or something hard with the fist
1
8.6
To hit someone or something very hard and damage it
1
9.5
To hit someone repeatedly and very hard
To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow
To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much
To hit someone hard so they fall down
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to deliver a sharp or forceful blow' is directly derived from combining 'strike' (to hit) with 'hard' (forcefully); this is a straightforward verb + manner modifier composition. Such compositional patterns are common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Strike hard comes from a simple image: someone using a heavy hammer to strike a nail or hot metal with hard, strong hits, like a blacksmith shaping metal. That's why strike hard means 'to hit or push something with a lot of force'.