hard master
Example Sentences
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“They work hard, master the language and are well adopted into the society,” said Satoshi Miyazaki, a linguist at Waseda University and author of “Why Do Foreign Sumo Wrestlers Speak Fluent Japanese?”
From New York Times • May 24, 2019
He was closemouthed, closefisted, a hard worker, a hard master.
From Time Magazine Archive
In past years Mr. Jones, although a hard master, had been a capable farmer, but of late he had fallen on evil days.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
Despite his appearance, he seemed a good sailor, though a hard master to his crew.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
But necessity is a hard master, and so he at last asked Pomuchelskopp why he had parted with his bills to those two usurers.
From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Reuter, Fritz
