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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… …
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
hard yards — adjective The key effort in completing a difficult task … Wiktionary
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