put to it
Related to put to it: put up, put off, put out, protective put
be put to it
To be under strain, stress, or difficulty. Our entire team has been put to it to finish the project before the Christmas deadline. I need a vacation—I'm really put to it lately.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put to it
strained or exhausted. Man, I'm really put to it! What a day! John was put to it to get there on time.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put to it
mod. in trouble or difficulty; hard up (for something such as money). (As if one’s back were put to the wall.) Sorry, I can’t lend you anything. I’m a bit put to it this month.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- be put to it
- put to it, be
- strain
- stress out
- stressed out
- come up against
- come up against (something)
- heaping Pelion upon Ossa
- fish in troubled waters
- faint