Definition of die hard Die hard
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What does die hard mean?
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| die hard - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" | ||
| prevail, persist, run, endure | ||
| continue exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" | ||
| carry over transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another | ||
| reverberate treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" | ||
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Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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die hard
To die hard, is to shew no signs of fear or contrition at the gallows; not to whiddle or squeak. This advice is frequently given to felons going to suffer the law, by their old comrades, anxious for the honour of the gang.
Wikipedia 
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"Die Hard" is an American action movie starring Bruce Willis. It is the first movie in the "Die Hard" series.
Plot.
The movie is set on Christmas Eve at the Nakatomi building in Los Angeles, California. John McClane (Bruce Willis) is flying in from New York to meet his wife Holly during the Nakatomi’s annual Christmas party. While there, they get into an argument over Holly's choice to use her maiden name instead of her married name. Shortly afterwards, a group of German terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) invade the building and take all the people hostages. They want the bearer bonds in the building ' s vault and ask the CEO, Joseph Takgai, for the access code to the first barrier. When he says no, Gruber shoots and kills him.
McClane witnesses Gruber killing Takagi and tries to get help. He pulls a fire alarm, but the terrorists find out and reverse the alarm. Gruber then sends a man named Tony to find whoever pulled the alarm. In the ensuring battle, McClane snaps Tony's neck and takes his machine gun. He then puts the dead man in an elevator and pushes buttons so that it stops on the floor where the partygoers are being held. Upon finding Tony, Gruber sends more men to find him. After killing two more of Gruber's men, McClane finds and takes some detonators.
On the rooftop, McClane radios for help. The dispatchers send a patrol car in. Just as the police officer is about to leave, McClane drops the body of a dead terrorist on his patrol car. The LAPD arrive. The
