hard line
noun[S]
uk/ˌhɑːd ˈlaɪn/us/ˌhɑːrd ˈlaɪn/thefactof being verysevere, forexampleinrefusingtoallowsomething or to givepeoplewhat theywant:
强硬路线(或态度)Thegovernmentwantstotakea hardlineagainst thestrikers.政府想对罢工者采取强硬手段。
Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spotsidiom
- be no hard and fast rulesidiom
- burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
- congenital
- continuity
- deep-seated
- incurably
- inelastic
- inelasticity
- inflexible
- ingrain
- irreversibly
- irrevocable
- irrevocably
- leopard
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unredeemable