hard-to-please
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Director Penny Marshall’s affectionate look at a women’s professional baseball league during World War II. The ensemble cast includes Geena Davis, Madonna, and Tom Hanks as the hard-to-please manager of the Rockford Peaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
No-one – not even the hard-to-please Marinakis included – would have left the City Ground feeling short changed after this thrilling instalment of the Premier League.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
There’s always someone on your holiday list who’s hard-to-please – the person who has everything or wants nothing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
As a hard-to-please motivator, he clung to iron principles, and at 6-foot-5 was an intimidating presence for anyone who dared cross him.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She was probably just stressed out from working overtime, from dealing with a hard-to-please new boss, or from juggling bills, and I caught the hard end of it.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
