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
Viola['vaiələ]
Perry['peri]
Ulloriaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Zebedaios-Biblical Greek
CarleyKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Atalia-Hebrew