hard cheese

American  

noun

Slang.

1. an unpleasant, difficult, or adverse situation.

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

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hard cheese British  

1. slang  bad luck

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Etymology

Origin of hard cheese

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.

From Salon

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

From 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.

From 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.

From Salon

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

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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