hard line

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noun: hardline

an uncompromising adherence to a firm policy.

"he is known to take a hard line on sentencing policy for murder"

adjective

adjective: hardline

uncompromising; strict.

"a hard-line party activist"

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en·croach

/in?krōCH,en?krōCH/

verb

gerund or present participle: encroaching

intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).

"rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room"

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call out

North American

draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behavior.

"people were calling him out for his negative comments"

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gut

remove or destroy completely the internal parts of (a building or other structure).

"the fire gutted most of the factory"

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What is a stash house?

a house where weapons and supplies are hidden. “attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism” type of: house. a building in which something is sheltered or located.

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all hands on deck

phrase of hand

a cry or signal used on board ship, typically in an emergency, to indicate that all crew members are to go on deck.

used to indicate that the involvement of all members of a team is required.

"it was all hands on deck getting breakfast ready"

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What does run up debt mean?

If you run up a debt, you do things that cause you to owe a large amount of money:

She stayed two weeks at the hotel and ran up a bill that she couldn't pay.

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What does charging a credit card mean?

A charge card is a card that requires payment in full every month. It doesn't have a preset spending limit like credit cards do. Rather, purchases get approved based on spending and payment history, financial resources and credit record.

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What are balances on credit cards?

A credit card balance is the total amount of money you owe the credit card company at any given time. This is different from the statement balance, which is the amount of money you owe at the end of a billing cycle, or the minimum monthly payment you must make to keep your account in good standing.

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What does it mean to pay down something?

transitive verb. :

to reduce (a debt) by repaying in part.

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