hard pressed



hard pressed

Overburdened, put upon, as in With all these bills to pay we find ourselves hard pressed. [c. 1800]
See also: hard, press

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ragna-Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Greg[greg]
Milford['milfəd]
Chang-Chinese
Artaxerxes-Ancient Persian (Hellenized), History, Biblical
NicÉPhore-French