ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To bear hard, heavily, on s.o., (i) (of pers.) bheith dian ar dhuine; (ii) (of thg.) luí go trom ar dhuine.
To be hard on s.o., bheith trom ar dhuine.
He is hard on shoes, tá sé caifeach, trom, ar bhróga.
To follow hard on s.o., bheith sna sála ag duine.
It was hard on midnight, bhí sé ag tarraingt ar an meán oíche; bhí an meán oíche ann ach sa bheag.
It's hard lines on you, tá sé dian ortsa.
F: To sit down hard on a plan, scéim a bhrú faoi chois.