"hard lines" meaning in English

See hard lines in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: en-au-hard lines.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} hard lines
  1. (slang, dated) Expressed to someone suffering misfortune. Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: bad luck, hard luck, hard cheese
    Sense id: en-hard_lines-en-intj-kh6VkAbW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13

Noun

Audio: en-au-hard lines.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hard lines (uncountable)
  1. (slang, dated) Hardship; misfortune. Tags: dated, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hard_lines-en-noun-qofWnk1Y

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