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hard done by

hard done by adjective: used, cheated, or exploited by.

Adjective

hard done by (comparative more hard done by, superlative most hard done by)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) used, cheated, or exploited by
    • King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team.
    • United could have made it 3-0 with further chances, but Norwich's Andrew Crofts also had a shot saved and his side can come away from this encounter with some reason to feel hard done by.2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport

hard done by meaning in Bengali

hard done by in Bengali

কারও দ্বারা ব্যবহৃত, প্রতারিত, শোষিত

Forms of hard done by

comparativemore hard done by
superlativemost hard done by

Questions about hard done by

What does hard done by mean?
Hard done by means used, cheated, or exploited by.
What is hard done by in Bengali?
Hard done by in Bengali is কারও দ্বারা ব্যবহৃত, প্রতারিত, শোষিত. See Hard done by meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hard done by?
Hard done by is an adjective.

Words near hard done by in the dictionary

  1. hard discs
  2. hard disk
  3. hard disk drive
  4. hard disk drives
  5. hard disks
  6. hard done by
  7. hard dough bread
  8. hard drink
  9. hard drinks
  10. hard drive
  11. hard drives

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