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
Darinka-Slovene, Croatian
VÉRoniqueve-ro-NEEKFrench
Marijona-Lithuanian
Krystina-English (Modern)
RoibeÁRd-Irish
Grady['greidi]