have a hard time

have a hard time (of it)

give someone a hard time - to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them. He had a hard time last year. He lost his job and was unemployed for 6 months.

See also: hard, time

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have a hard time doing something

to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters' questions.

See also: hard, time