دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی play hardball )

play hardball

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English Dictionary

play hardball
to be very determined to get what you want, especially in business or politics

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Idioms

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play hardball
[American & Australian]
to be so determined to get what you want, especially in business, that you use methods that are unfair or harm other people.

The company is playing hardball with the bank, holding back on payments it owes them to force an agreement.
(often + with)

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play hardball
to act strong and aggressive with someone; behave in an extremely determined way to get what you want (hardball and softball are from the game of baseball)

The union played hardball during the contract talks.

The owners of the football club decided to play hardball when they began negotiating with the top player.

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