The stag was too hard for the horse.
L'Estrange.
A power which will be always too hard for them.
Addison.
5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to;
hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as,
a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or
terms.