hard yards

hard yards
The key effort in completing a difficult task

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  • hard yards — /had ˈjadz/ (say hahd yahdz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. the part of any enterprise, project, etc., which is difficult and discouraging. –phrase 2. do (or put in) the hard yards, to do the work necessary to achieve a goal: he did the hard yards… …  

  • Hard yards — hard work, training …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • hard yards — Australian Slang hard work, training …   English dialects glossary

  • do the hard yards — verb To perform a difficult task or tasks …   Wiktionary

  • Put in the hard yards — go through with difficult and demanding work in order to achieve an end …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • put in the hard yards — Australian Slang go through with difficult and demanding work in order to achieve an end …   English dialects glossary

  • Union Stock Yards — For the facilities in South Omaha, see Union Stockyards (Omaha). Union Stock Yards, 1947 The Union Stock Yard Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meat packing district in Chicago for over a century starting in 1865. The district was operated by a… …   Wikipedia

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  • Priddy's Hard — is an area of Gosport, in Hampshire, England now being developed for housing with part of the site retained as a museum. However, for some two hundred years it was a restricted access site; first becoming a fort and then an armaments depot for… …   Wikipedia

  • Kuat Drive Yards — Chantiers Navals Kuat Les Chantiers Navals Kuat sont les principaux fournisseurs de vaisseaux lourds de l Empire. Ils sont dirigés de façon héréditaire par la famille Kuat. Histoire des chantiers de Kuat La planète Kuat dépend de son chantier… …   Wikipédia en Français

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