be hard on somebody

a) to criticize someone in a way that is unfair, or to be too strict with them 对某人严厉[苛刻]

Perhaps I’m too hard on her.

可能我对她太严厉了。

b) to have a bad effect on someone 对某人有害

Divorce can be very hard on children.

离婚会对孩子产生不良影响。

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be hard on somebody• He was hard on David but David certainly was talented.• Carolyn Staley knew that day last week had to be hard on her old friend, Bill Clinton.• This life was harder on her than on anyone else.• You're harder on Donald than you are on Monica.• It's going to be hard on the kids if you move away.• As usual, this hypocrisy was hardest on the poor.• Normally disasters are hardest on the poor.• Most successful entrepreneurs are hard on themselves, in the sense that they are never easily satisfied.• It really is something, though he is hard on you and he is difficult.• You always let people know it was hard on you that Dad taught school.

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