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
Jacobo	hah-KO-bo	Spanish
Elina	E-lee-nah (Finnish), e-LEE-nah (Swedish)	Finnish, Swedish
Giselbert	-	Ancient Germanic
Tuula	TOO:-lah	Finnish
Saoirse	SEER-sha	Irish
Neda (2)	-	Persian