hard to come by
hard to come by
Difficult to possess, obtain, or acquire. Steady work is hard to come by in this economy. I found academic success hard to come by when I was younger because I had such a hard time focusing.
See also: by, come, hard
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come by
- honestly
- hard work is not easy
- in the end
- be hard at it
- hard to swallow
- not any hard feelings
- hard by
- knock oneself out
- knock out