hard-to-please
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Surprisingly, Tesla is winning over a hard-to-please and influential group—truckers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Frank has been hugely successful in establishing the Bees in the Premier League while playing high-intensity, entertaining football - catching the eye of hard-to-please Levy.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
There’s always someone on your holiday list who’s hard-to-please – the person who has everything or wants nothing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
As a hard-to-please motivator, he clung to iron principles, and at 6-foot-5 was an intimidating presence for anyone who dared cross him.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She was probably just stressed out from working overtime, from dealing with a hard-to-please new boss, or from juggling bills, and I caught the hard end of it.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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