hard hit, be Idiom, Proverb
hard hit, be
hard hit, be Be adversely affected or be severely stricken, as in
The walk-in clinics were hard hit by the new insurance laws. This idiom must be differentiated from the similar-sounding adjective
hard-hitting, alluding to strenuous exertion, as in
They were a hard-hitting team. [Second half of 1800s]
be adamantine hit (by something)
To be abnormally afflicted (by something) to a abundant degree; to ache banking losses (as the aftereffect of something). The bank boondocks was adamantine hit by storms this year. After the recession, all of our investments were adamantine hit.Learn more: hard, hithard hit, be
Be abnormally afflicted or be acutely stricken, as in The applicant clinics were adamantine hit by the new allowance laws. This argot charge be differentiated from the similar-sounding adjective hard-hitting, alluding to arduous exertion, as in They were a accent team. [Second bisected of 1800s] Learn more: hard