hard put to



hard put to do something

finding something difficult to do None of the family I was staying with spoke English and I was hard put to recall my high school French. You'd be hard put to find any other college students more deserving of the award.
See also: hard, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zsuzsi-Hungarian
ChristiaanKRIS-tee-ah:nDutch
Urias-Biblical Latin
MarshaMAHR-shəEnglish
Mcmillan[mək'milən]
Titiana-Ancient Roman