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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
the whole nine yards — Meaning All of it full measure. Origin Of all the feedback that The Phrase Finder site gets this is the phrase that causes the most feedback and the most disagreement. At the outset it should be said that no one knows the origin, although many… … Meaning and origin of phrases
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
