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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chinatsu	chee-nah-tsoo	Japanese
Desislav	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Badr	-	Arabic
Arantzazu	-	Basque
Kinsey	['kinzi]
Perce	PURS	English