Take something hard

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To feel upset or be emotionally affected by an event or news.

She took the divorce hard, it took a long time for her to recover.
Visual representation of "take something hard" - To feel upset or be emotionally affected by an event or news.

Often appears as...

  • take the news hard
  • take it hard
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Emotional Weight

Use it when an event causes strong emotional pain or sadness.

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After losing the competition, he took it very hard.
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Non-literal Impact

Understand that 'hard' doesn't mean physical force here, but emotional intensity.

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When her pet rabbit died, she took it hard.
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Contextual Use

Best fits personal situations, not as much for general or minor setbacks.

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He didn't take the team's loss hard; he's not a big fan anyway.
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