"hard nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard nail (plural hard nails)
  1. (figurative) A strong person, in character and physique. Tags: figuratively Related terms: hard as nails
    Sense id: en-hard_nail-en-noun-E7mQR01j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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