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be hard pressed
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be hard pressed  (British, American & Australian informal) also be hard pushed (British)
to be having difficulty doing something, especially because there is not enough time or money (usually + to do sth) I'll be hard pressed to get this report done by Friday. You'd be hard pushed to find a good car for under £1,000. With cuts in government funding, hospitals are hard pressed at the moment.
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Analysts say the PPP will also be hard pushed to appease partners in the coalition government.
Analysts say the PPP will also be hard pushed to appease partners in the coalition government.
Entries for the Dewhurst Stakes, autumn's most important two-year-old race, were published yesterday but at the moment you would be hard pushed to name a British-trained juvenile worthy of his place in the line-up.
 
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