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The phrase "hardly do" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to emphasize that something is done rarely or with great difficulty. It is often used at the beginning of a sentence, followed by a verb and the subject of the sentence. Example: Hardly do I ever see my sister since she moved to another country. In this sentence, "hardly do" emphasizes the rarity or difficulty of seeing the speaker's sister. It could also be written as "I hardly ever see my sister since she moved to another country."
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Critics hardly do better.
I hardly do that.
They could hardly do worse.
Even so, governments could hardly do nothing.
Cameron can hardly do the same.
Reproductions hardly do the original drawings justice.
George Osborne could hardly do that.
In the case of Frankland, he could hardly do otherwise.
He could hardly do worse than Mobutu, they argued.
Nobody said, We could hardly do worse than poor Jimmy.
(Admittedly, the Texas Legislature could hardly do worse).
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