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hard put

[hard put] or [hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. * /John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hard row to hoe

[hard row to hoe] or [tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. * /She has a hard row to hoe […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hard up

[hard up] {adj.}, {informal} Without enough money or some other needed thing. * /Dick was hard up and asked Lou to lend him a dollar./ * /The campers were hard […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hard

[hard] See: [GIVE A HARD TIME], [GO HARD WITH], [SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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