hardheads
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But if we know that distancing, hand washing and face covering can prevent spread and save lives, why do we have to be such hardheads?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
Such a prospect, however visionary, moves hardheads as well as softheads in Europe's factories.
From Time Magazine Archive
Khrushchev sneered at "hardheads," "Talmudists" and "parrots" who "learned by heart" old theoretical phrases "not worth a kopeck" now.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Right. Glazier’s got the six hardheads in tow.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
The work came out so well that I said, "Boys, here is a great scheme—these hardheads are splendid building material."
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard
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