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Idioms with the word 'hard'

Poor people in Australia who are ......... for cash may seek financial assistance from the Salvation Army.
Many small businesses just starting up choose to accept cold ......... as their only method of payment.
My parents wouldn't let me listen to ......... heavy metal music when I was growing up.
Yesterday I taught my daughter how to cook a ......... egg for breakfast.
My former boss was so ......... that he often refused to listen to the opinions of his subordinates.
Applicants for the sales position are required to submit a ......... of their CV by Thursday, May 17th, 2006 at the latest.
Many amateur tennis players find it much easier to play tennis on a ......... surface as opposed to playing on a surface that is made of grass.
The ......... dictator refused to grant clemency to his imprisoned political opponents.
Employees at the garment factory were forced to work twelve-hour shifts, as they were ......... for time to complete the order.
James needed to go to the ......... store to purchase a new door for his holiday house.