HARD UP


Meaning of HARD UP in English

ˌhard ˈup BrE AmE adjective

1 . if you are hard up, you do not have much money:

I’m a bit hard up at the moment.

2 . not having something that you want or need:

‘How about a date with Tom?’ ‘No, thanks, I’m not that hard up.’

hard up for

The media are obviously hard up for stories.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.