harden up

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harden up

verb hardens up · hardening up · hardened up

UK To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing.
informal, transitive To become or make (something, someone) hard, either literally or figuratively.

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@misc{harden_up_2026,
  title = {harden up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harden%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}