Usage of "hard-pressed"

Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty.

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Usage of hard-pressed in English

The reality will be yet another bitter pill for hard-pressed Irish taxpayers. 
 The Irish Times 

Lower rates would boost disposable income and offer hard-pressed consumers some relief. 
 The Irish Times 

I think you would be hard-pressed to question my credibility flying experience-wise. 
 News.com.au 

Don't think that Minister McCreevy has totally abandoned the hard-pressed home buyers. 
 The Irish Times 

Some feel he may be hard-pressed to manage that in any case. 
 The Guardian 

They would each be hard-pressed to drain a forcible every five minutes. 
 Brotherhood of the Wolf 

The road grew bumpier and Alec was hard-pressed to keep his balance. 
 Shadows Return 

The hard-pressed man could scarcely disguise the relief which these words brought. 
 A Young Girl's Wooing 

They'd be hard-pressed to notice bullets, much less feel threatened by them. 
 Turn coat 

At last we got within a hundred yards of the hard-pressed herd. 
 In the Wilds of Africa 

She'd be hard-pressed to find a better one anywhere in the world. 
 Heir of Fire 

Even a Runelord in armor would be hard-pressed to climb their sides. 
 Wizardborn 

Well, he would be hard-pressed to pass himself off as a Sullivan. 
 Running scared 

Catelyn would have been hard-pressed to say which man was more unsuitable. 
 A Game of Thrones 

We are hard-pressed to find mischief for our idle hands to do. 
 Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 

Bigot burst into a wild laugh, as was his wont when hard-pressed. 
 The Golden Dog 

Meanings of hard-pressed in English