struggle to get something

  • 1struggle — Ⅰ. struggle UK US /ˈstrʌgl/ noun [C] ► a hard effort or fight to do or get something: a struggle for sth »There was a struggle for control of the company. a struggle against sth »The struggle against drugs took up much of the police s time and… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2struggle — strug|gle1 [ strʌgl ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to try hard to do something that you find very difficult: He struggled a little at first, but he reads well now. struggle for: Andy was coughing and struggling for breath. struggle with: They ve had …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3struggle */*/ — I UK [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms struggle : present tense I/you/we/they struggle he/she/it struggles present participle struggling past tense struggled past participle struggled 1) to try hard to do something that you find… …

    English dictionary

  • 4struggle*/ — [ˈstrʌg(ə)l] verb [I] I 1) to try hard to do something that is very difficult She was struggling to cope with her work.[/ex] a documentary about this species and its struggle for survival[/ex] 2) to try very hard to defeat someone or stop them… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 5struggle — [[t]strʌ̱g(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ struggles, struggling, struggled 1) VERB If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. [V prep] They had to struggle against all… …

    English dictionary

  • 6Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes   …

    Wikipedia

  • 7struggle — ► VERB 1) make forceful efforts to get free. 2) strive under difficult circumstances to do something. 3) make one s way with difficulty. 4) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living. ► NOUN 1) an act of struggling. 2) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8get\ one's\ teeth\ into — • get one s teeth into • sink one s teeth into v. phr. informal To have something real or solid to think about; go to work on seriously; struggle with. After dinner, John got his teeth into the algebra lesson. Frank chose a subject for his report …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 9struggle — 1 verb (I) 1 to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult and you have a lot of problems: struggle to do sth: She s struggling to bring up a family on a very low income. (+ for): a young artist struggling for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10struggle — strug|gle1 [ˈstrʌgəl] v 1.) to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult struggle to do sth ▪ She s struggling to bring up a family alone. struggle with ▪ The airline is struggling with high costs. struggle for ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English