hard-pressed to (do something)

hard-pressed to (do something)

Struggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard-pressed to get there on time.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hard pressed
  • hard-pressed
  • be hard-pressed
  • a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
  • group
  • back to the wall, with one's
  • come through (something) with flying colors
  • pass with flying colors
  • pass with flying colours
  • with flying colors, pass with