be hard hit (by something)



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be hard hit (by something)

To be adversely affected (by something) to a great degree; to suffer financial losses (as the result of something). The seaside town was hard hit by storms this year. After the recession, all of our investments were hard hit.
See also: hard, hit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BritneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Peronel-English (Archaic)
TatuTAH-tooFinnish
Danko-Croatian, Serbian
Bhima-Hinduism
Arp[a:p]