live hard

Example Sentences

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Men marked by prowess but by no particular ambition, David and Charles live hard but enjoyably in the wilderness, go on great sprees when they come to town, feel no need of a change.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Aye, I hope so, I b’lieve ’tis so; but you’ll have to live hard, an’ work hard, an’ be hard, if you wants to prosper here.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden

To live hard and die hard, king in the wilderness and pauper in the town, lavish to-day and penniless to-morrow—such was the life of the most picturesque figure in America's history.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

“You live hard, though, and your father grows no richer,” observed Eban.

From Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Let us live hard, work hard, go at a good pace, get to our journey's end as soon as possible; then let the post-horse get the shoulder out of the collar.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng