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hard-pressed Adjective 1. under a great deal of strain and worry: hard-pressed companies having to cut costs 2. closely pursued
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hard-pressed adjective 1. under pressure, pushed (informal) harried, in difficulties, up against it (informal) with your back to the wall adjective 2. pushed, (informal) in difficulties, up against it (informal) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The American farmers in our county were quite as hard-pressed as their neighbours from other countries. At last the fugitive, hard-pressed, takes to a narrow passage and a court which has no thoroughfare. But early in the fifth century the Romans, hard-pressed even in Italy by other barbarian invaders, withdrew all their troops and completely abandoned Britain. |
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