go hard with

Idioms  

1. Fare ill, be to one's harm or disadvantage. For example, If this case gets to a jury, it will go hard with the defendant. [First half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

We wanted to be aggressive, but we didn't have a plan to go hard with verbal stuff.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

If you don't trust yourself not to go hard with the scrubbing, it's also totally fine to skip this step altogether.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2021

“You can either go hard or not go hard with those final slots,” Brannen said.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2019

Closer to the beaches, the Long Beach rock-and-tattoo fete known as Ink-n-Iron will go hard with dozens of rock, ska and rockabilly artists including Wanda Jackson, the Bouncing Souls, Peter Murphy and Hatebreed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2015

“I fear for you two hotheads, mixing yourselves up with dangerous business. What if these men catch you spying on them? It would go hard with you.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw