hard-won
adjective/ˌhɑːd ˈwʌn/
/ˌhɑːrd ˈwʌn/
[usually before noun]- that you only get after fighting or working hard for it
- She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-won is used with these nouns:- gain
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