have a hard time



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, have, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DotDAHTEnglish
ZandraZAN-drəEnglish
Mcgee[mə'gi]
Mihangel-Welsh
Joleenjo-LEENEnglish
ErmaUR-məEnglish