Dictionary

hard cheese en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, informal) An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Synonyms

tough break · hard lines · tough noogies · tough shit · bad luck · tough toenails · tough toodles · tough titties · stiff shit · stiff cheddar · tough luck · tough cookie · tough cookies · tough titty · hard luck

hard cheese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, cheese.

Forms

Antonyms

soft cheese · cream cheese

Translations (11)

sl tvrdi sir (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · de Hartkäse (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · pl ser twardy (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · de Trockenkäse (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · sh tvrdi sir (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · pl ser żółty (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · ar جُبْن يَابِس (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · cs tvrdý sýr (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · sv hårdost (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · fi kova juusto (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese) · ru твёрдый сыр (A standard type of firm, ripe cheese)