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    play hardball

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    A1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo be uncompromising and aggressive in negotiations or other dealings.
    The company decided to play hardball in the contract negotiations.

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    How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs

    10:41How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs
    • I'm not going to say, oh, I'm going to play hardball with China.

      I'm not going to say, oh, I'm going to play hardball with China.

    • I'm going to play hardball with you, President Xi.

      I'm going to play hardball with you, President Xi.

    B1

    Liar Liar (3/9) Movie CLIP - I Can't Lie! (1997) HD

    03:29Liar Liar (3/9) Movie CLIP - I Can't Lie! (1997) HD
    • You want to play hardball?

      You want to play hardball?

    • You want to play hardball?

      You want to play hardball?

    B1

    OFFICE WARFARE (Part Timers #12)

    10:28OFFICE WARFARE (Part Timers #12)
    • Oh, you play hardball.

      Oh, you play hardball.

    • - Oh, you play hardball.

      - Oh, you play hardball.

    A2

    European People's Party: Not yet the time for 'trade bazooka' | DW News

    06:54European People's Party: Not yet the time for 'trade bazooka' | DW News
    • One option for the EU to play hardball now would be the anti coercion instrument, also known as the trade bazooka.

      One option for the EU to play hardball now would be the anti coercion instrument, also known as the trade bazooka.

    • One option for the EU to play hardball now would be the anti-cohesion instrument, also known as the trade bazooka.

      One option for the EU to play hardball now would be the anti-cohesion instrument, also known as the trade bazooka.

    B1

    IMF slashes US growth forecast warning it will be hardest hit by Trump tariffs | BBC News

    07:01IMF slashes US growth forecast warning it will be hardest hit by Trump tariffs  | BBC News
    • And he said, I'm going to play hardball with China, which was not the message which underpinned the stock markets going up.

      And he said, I'm going to play hardball with China, which was not the message which underpinned the stock markets going up.

    • And he said, "I'm going to play hardball with China," which was not the message which underpinned the stock markets going up.

      And he said, "I'm going to play hardball with China," which was not the message which underpinned the stock markets going up.

    B1

    Donald Trump backtracks on using force over Greenland and drops new tariffs on allies | BBC News

    13:52Donald Trump backtracks on using force over Greenland and drops new tariffs on allies | BBC News
    • But Europeans are absolutely convinced he would not have climbed down on his maximalist demands if the EU hadn't been willing to play hardball.

      But Europeans are absolutely convinced he would not have climbed down on his maximalist demands if the EU hadn't been willing to play hardball.

    • But Europeans are absolutely convinced he would not have climbed down on his maximalist demands if the EU hadn't been willing to play hardball.

      But Europeans are absolutely convinced he would not have climbed down on his maximalist demands if the EU hadn't been willing to play hardball.

    B1

    I Bought A Stranger's Diary

    07:19I Bought A Stranger's Diary
    • I'm gonna have to play hardball and I'm gonna bid $200

      I'm gonna have to play hardball and I'm gonna bid $200

    A2