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
Areliay-REE-lie (English)Biblical
HÙNg-Vietnamese
DezsŐ-Hungarian
Vahan-Armenian
ChristophKRIS-tawfGerman
Ahura Mazdaə-HUWR-ə MAZ-də (English)Persian Mythology