English

Adjective

hard done by

1. (idiomatic) used, cheated, dejected

   King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team.

   • 2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport:

     United could have made it 3-0 with further chances, but Norwich's Andrew Crofts also had a shot saved and his side can come away from this encounter with some reason to feel hard done by.