hard cheese

idiomPart ofcheese

hard cheese — idiom

1. A British informal expression used to acknowledge someone's bad luck or problem,

1.idiom
Definition

A British informal expression used to acknowledge someone's bad luck or problem, often in a way that is not genuinely sympathetic.

Example

'I missed the last bus home.' 'Hard cheese — you should have left earlier,' said Tomás.

When Yusuf complained about the rain, his brother just shrugged and said, 'Hard cheese.'