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hardscrabble
[ hahrd-skrab-uhl ]
adjective
- providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding:
the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
hardscrabble
/ 藞丑蓱藧诲藢蝉办谤忙产蓹濒 /
noun
- modifier (of a place) difficult to make a living in; barren
- great effort made in the face of difficulties
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hardscrabble1
Example Sentences
The Eagles and their hardscrabble brotherly love have returned to dethrone them.
Most of the creative people I鈥檝e met in this town are hardscrabble hopefuls, so it鈥檚 irritating when an Irish player snidely dismisses Los Angeles as 鈥渦ltra, ultra capitalist.鈥
The allegations cast a shadow over a prominent member of Orange County鈥檚 legal community who centered his hardscrabble upbringing and commitment to ethics as he built his career.
The Ireland of Dolours and Marian鈥檚 youth in 鈥淪ay Nothing鈥 is a hardscrabble place where circumstances led to them being raised on a diet of war stories.
He could be an assistant general manager, helping identify and acquire the sort of hardscrabble players that resemble him.
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