Hard in the paint

phrase, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

To work resiliently at something and give it your all.

Examples

1

Sorry i couldn't call earlier, i was going hard in the paint.

2

Hard in the paint, change my name to John Wall" - Lil Baby, Freestyle.

3

Yeah, I've been hard in the paint, not a single assist" - Logic, Wrist.

4

I?m hard in the paint like I fuck her on her period" - Childish Gambino, My Shine.

5

Goin' hard in the paint, Andre Drummond" - Lil Wayne, For Nothing.

Synonyms

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