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Hello! Welcome to NOLZA TALK! 

I’m Will, an American tutor, with tons of expressions to share with you! 

So listen carefully, and your English will improve like magic! 

Are you ready?”

Today's expression is: PLAY HARDBALL 

It means: To act strongly and aggressively about an issue with someone 

Here are 2 examples of the expression, PLAY HARDBALL: 

Example #1: Our manager was not good at playing hardball, so our company got a bad deal and lost a lot of money. 

Example #2: Because he kept playing hardball and refused to compromise, Jack lost the deal.

Well, that’s all for today. 

Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed “The Expression of the Day”! 

Goodbye!

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