Hard Put (Adjective)
Meaning
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- After the hurricane, the local business owners were hard put to repair the damaged properties and restore their livelihoods.
- Many people were hard put to pay their medical bills and rent on time after the recession.
- With a mortgage payment that exceeded 50% of her income, Sarah was hard put to cover other expenses such as food and transportation.
- Low crop yields and bad weather conditions left the small-scale farmers hard put to repay their loans and plan for the next harvest season.
- Inflation has hit many middle-class families hard, making them hard put to keep up with their regular household expenses and monthly utility bills.