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hard-pressed
adjective
- in difficulties
the swimmer was hard-pressed
- subject to severe competition
- subject to severe attack
- closely pursued
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Origin of hard-pressed1
Idioms and Phrases
Overburdened, put upon, as in With all these bills to pay we find ourselves hard pressed . [c. 1800]Example Sentences
And Luxford told me she was "hard-pressed" to imagine the film's core audience, children under 10, being swayed by her politics.
"This will make a difference to hard-pressed Canadians," he said.
But a team of all or even mostly Dodgers would be hard-pressed to win a fantasy league, which usually consists of 10 to 12 teams.
The Campaign for Better Transport said the latest increase "piles further misery on hard-pressed households" and called for lower fares.
Dodgers fans might be hard-pressed to stream games unless they have Spectrum.
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