He likes to play hardball with people.
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Hardball
Synonyms for "hardball"
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Spanish
1 entries- duro adj (Translations)
Sample sentences
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China is said to be playing hardball in the Southern Seas.
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If they refuse our offer, we'll have to play hardball.
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