play hardball with someone

play hardball (with someone)

tv. to act strong and aggressive about an issue with someone. Things are getting a little tough. The president has decided to play hardball on this issue.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klara	KLAH-rah (German, Russian, Polish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Dushyanta	-	Hinduism
Arin	-	English (Rare)
YrjÄNÄ	UYR-ya-na	Finnish
Keir	-	Scottish, English (Rare)
Ottilia	oot-TEE-lee-ah	Swedish