idiommainlyUSinformalto befirmanddeterminedinorderto get what youwant:采取强硬方式He's aniceguy, but he canplayhardballwhen heneedsto.他是一个和气的人,但在必要时他也会变得很强硬。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTrying and making an effort
A game
all-out
assault
attempt
attempted
bid
commitment
crack
go down swinging/fightingidiom
go for itidiom
go forsomeone
go out ofyourwayidiom
go the extra mileidiom
nose
seek
square the circleidiom
step on the gasidiom
stick atsomething
stick tosomething
strain after/for effectidiom
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play hardball| American Dictionary
play hardball
idiominfmltobehavein anunpleasant,threateningway so that you get what youwant:He’s aniceguy, but he can playhardballwhen he has to.(Definition ofplay hardballfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/play-hardball##