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Idiom: Hard Cheese

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A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard,‎ cheese.

An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Example Sentences

1
I failed the test, but it's hard cheese.
2
He didn't get the promotion; that's hard cheese for him.
3
She lost the game, but it's hard cheese.
4
I didn't win the lottery, hard cheese for me.
5
They didn't get tickets to the concert, hard cheese for them.

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