take a hard line

take a hard line (with someone)

Fig. to be firm with someone; to have a firm policy for dealing with someone. The manager takes a hard line with people who show up late. This is a serious matter. The police are likely to take a hard line.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leroi	LEE-roi	English (Rare)
MargarÉTa	MAWR-gaw-ray-taw	Hungarian
Ted	[ted]
Alexandre	a-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)	French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Stigr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Randulf	-	Ancient Germanic