hard put, be

be hard put to (do something)

To be struggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'll be hard put to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard put to get there on time.

hard put, be

Find something very difficult, as in The show was so bad that I was hard put to conceal my dismay, or Manufacturers will be hard put to meet the new standards. [c. 1700]

词组	hard put, be
释义	hard put, be be hard put to (do something) To be struggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'll be hard put to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard put to get there on time. See also: hard, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hard put, be Find something very difficult, as in The show was so bad that I was hard put to conceal my dismay, or Manufacturers will be hard put to meet the new standards. [c. 1700] See also: hard The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: group a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours pass with flying colors pass with flying colours with flying colors, pass with come through (something) with flying colors coming through come through get (something) over with get it over with
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