hard put to



hard put to do something

finding something difficult to do None of the family I was staying with spoke English and I was hard put to recall my high school French. You'd be hard put to find any other college students more deserving of the award.
See also: hard, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gavrel-Yiddish
Isidoroee-see-DHO-ro (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-ro (Italian)Spanish, Italian
LaylaLAY-lə (English)Arabic, English
Ondrej-Slovak
DeltaDEL-təEnglish
Ginette-French