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[Crisi]

Dear teachers,

Is the following sentence correct?

Once you've taken it up, you'll hardly give it up.

Thank you very much in advance for your assistance.

Crisi

[CP]

If you're trying to say that it will be hard to give it up, that isn't the way to phrase it.

I hardly heard = I scarcely heard = I barely heard. "Hardly" doesn't mean difficult and the like.

You could re-write your sentence as: "Once you've taken it [smoking?] up, you'll have a very hard time giving it up."
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[Crisi]

Dear CP,

Thanks a lot for your answer.

I think the sentence should be more like:

Once you've taken it up, it is unlikely that you'll give it up so easily.

Because it's about taking up Nordic walking. (only slightly addictive I think)

What do you think. Would the above sentence work and would you also regard this version are more appropriate or not?

Kind regards,
Crisi