BE HARD PRESSED / PUSHED TO DO STH


Meaning of BE HARD PRESSED / PUSHED TO DO STH in English

be hard pressed / pushed to do sth | be hard ˈput (to it) to do sth

to find it very difficult to do sth :

He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.