went hard
Put in effort
Went hard means gave maximum effort or intensity, holding nothing back.
Someone who went hard at the gym pushed themselves to exhaustion.
A DJ who went hard played aggressive, high-energy music.
The phrase often describes partying or celebrating with abandon: We went hard last night.
Can also describe something that was unexpectedly excellent: That beat went hard.
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- grindedPast tense of pulverizing
- put in workApply sustained effort
- excelledPerformed exceptionally well
- relentlessContinuing without pause
no holds barred · balls to the wall · pushed through · triumphed · hustle · succeeded · grit · snapped · turned up · tenacious · conquered · endured · dominated · labored · crush · push · drive · aggressive
went hardheld back
Kept from advancing
took it easy · coasted · slacked off · mailed it in · half-hearted
went hardplayed it safe
Acted to minimize risk
held back · wimped out · chickened out · backed off · hedged
went hardflopped
Failed completely
fell flat · fizzled · underwhelmed · bombed · disappointed
went, hard, harder, hardest, harden, hardened, hardening, hardens, hardener