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
Kara (1)	-	English
Treasure	TRE-zhər	English (Modern)
Kleopas	-	Biblical Greek
Saule	-	Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Marge	[ma:dʒ]