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
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It is the usual condition of mind upon such occasions amongst men who live hard.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell
Treat the reckless daring salts with respect, for they live hard and risk much.
From Side Lights by Allen, Grant
And then, if you are willing, we will go home and have a bit of lunch—I live hard by.
From Endymion by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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