- be hard up for sth
- be hard up (for sth)► to not have enough of something important or valuable: »
They're hard up for options because of their financial troubles.
Main Entry: ↑hard up
Financial and business terms. 2012.
be hard up for sth
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(be) hard up for something — be hard ˈup for sth idiom to have too few or too little of sth • We re hard up for ideas. see also ↑hard up Main entry: ↑hardidiom … Useful english dictionary
hard up — ˌhard ˈup adjective informal 1. not having enough money, especially for a short period of time: • We expected quite a bit of income from the Las Vegas project, but this has been postponed, so we re financially hard up. 2. be hard up for something … Financial and business terms
ˈgo for sth — phrasal verb 1) informal to try to get something that you have to compete for There were 200 people going for just three jobs.[/ex] 2) informal to choose a particular thing I think I ll go for the steak. What are you having?[/ex] 3) to be sold… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˈpush for sth — phrasal verb to try hard to get or achieve something They continue to push for more pay.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hard cheese — noun bad luck • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑misfortune, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
be hard up — (for sth) ► to not have enough of something important or valuable: »They re hard up for options because of their financial troubles. Main Entry: ↑hard up … Financial and business terms
hard*/*/*/ — [hɑːd] adj I 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches[/ex] The ice on the lake was so hard we could walk on it.[/ex] 2) difficult to do Some of the questions were very hard.[/ex] I found the English exam quite hard.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 solid/stiff VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ The chairs felt hard and uncomfortable. ▪ become, go … Collocations dictionary
