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hardball
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hardball
(noun)
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hardball
/
ˈ
hɑɚdˌbɑːl/
noun
hardball
/
ˈ
hɑɚdˌbɑːl/
noun
Learner's definition of HARDBALL
[
noncount
]
chiefly US, informal
1
:
baseball
2
:
forceful and sometimes dishonest methods used to get something you want
—
often used after
play
He's not afraid to
play
political
hardball
. [=to use tough and perhaps dishonest methods to meet a political goal]
hardball
tactics/politics
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