WordNet
strike hard
v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room" [syn: knock]
Usage examples of "strike hard".
Strike no man without need, for I would fain avoid bloodshed, but if ye do strike, strike hard, and see that there be no need to strike again.
The bulk of Stronghand's army remained in Alba under the command of Trueheart, but in the months since the death of the Alban queen he had sent out smaller groups to strike hard along the coast, casting a net of terror as widely as they could.
When those walls halted the retreat, the drow wizards would strike hard.
In the summer to come, I ask this of you: strike hard and strike often.