About The Word Hard-pressed
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Hard-pressed
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What's The Definition Of Hard-pressed?
[adj] facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hard-pressed: distressed | hard put | in a bad way(p) | in trouble(p) | troubled Related Terms | Find terms related to Hard-pressed: at the double | crowded | desperate | double-quick | double-time | hard up | hard-pressed | hard-pushed | hard-run | hurried | in desperate straits | in extremis | in extremities | on the double | pinched | pressed | pressed for time | pushed | rushed | sorely pressed | straitened | up against it See Also | |
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