hard for sth
1be 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 …
2ˈgo 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… …
3ˈpush for sth — phrasal verb to try hard to get or achieve something They continue to push for more pay.[/ex] …
4hard 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 …
5hard — 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 …
6hard — 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.… …
7hard*/*/*/ — [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]… …
8hard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 solid/stiff VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ The chairs felt hard and uncomfortable. ▪ become, go …
9hard cheese — noun bad luck • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑misfortune, ↑ …
10hard-pressed — adjective 1 having a lot of problems and not enough money or time: Hard pressed local authorities are finding it difficult to pay for essential services. 2 sb would be hard pressed to do sth used to say that it would be difficult for someone to… …
