hard cheese

noun

Slang.

1. an unpleasant, difficult, or adverse situation.

   It's hard cheese for the unskilled worker these days.

hard cheese

1. slang,  bad luck

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard cheese¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

A good starting place is a classic, neutral cheese like cheddar, a hard cheese like Parmigiano Reggiano, and a soft cheese like brie.

Read more on Salon

Currently, the company is only making cheddar because it sees vegan hard cheeses as having the biggest "quality gap" to dairy cheeses.

Read more on BBC

Google has posted it on YouTube - which it owns - and it no longer contains any reference to what percentage of the world consumes the hard cheese.

Read more on BBC

A hard cheese for grating — a little bit can go a long way, Buckwheat, whether flour for aperitif snacks, sprinkles of it simply toasted, mountain-style pasta or savory brunch crêpes.

Read more on Salon

One cup of milk, a 3-ounce serving of Greek yogurt or 1 ounce of hard cheese contains 7-8 grams of protein.

Read more on Seattle Times

Related Words

• adversity 
• hard time 
• hardship 
• misfortune 
• setback 
• tragedy