hard put

/hɑrd pʊt/
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Other forms: harder put; hardest put

Definitions of hard put
  1. adjective
    facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
    “we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment”
    synonyms: distressed, hard-pressed, in a bad way
    troubled
    characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
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