live hard
Example Sentences
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Men marked by prowess but by no particular ambition, David and Charles live hard but enjoyably in the wilderness, go on great sprees when they come to town, feel no need of a change.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was so old-fashioned as to imagine that to get on, a man must work hard, study hard, live hard, and stand by for the chance to come.
From Command by McFee, William
There is a man who teaches the grown-up children of the parish in which this Park is situated, who happens to live hard by,—a man who professes the care and cure of minds.
From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia
They live hard by, in the Calle maior.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
Treat the reckless daring salts with respect, for they live hard and risk much.
From Side Lights by Allen, Grant
