hardballn.
英 'hɑːdbɔːl | 美 'hɑrd'bɔl
中文n. 硬式棒球（等于baseball）；（为达到某种目的而采取的）强硬手段；刀剑搏杀
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hardball (n.)1883 as the name of a game, from hard (adj.) + ball (n.1). The figurative sense of "tough, uncompromising behavior" is from 1973.
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