be hard put to it

be hard put to it
(be hard put to it (for))
быть в весьма затруднительном положении

Mrs. Merrill... found herself, in her own estimation, hard put to it for suitable companionship in Chicago. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. IX) — Миссис Мерилл... считала - так высоко было ее мнение о себе самой, - что ей крайне трудно найти подходящее общество в Чикаго.

In the past, readers, preferring quantity to quality, to get their money's worth, wanted their novels long, and the author was often hard put to it to provide more matter for the printer than the story he had to tell required. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Ten Novels and Their Authors’, ch. 1) — В прошлом читатели предпочитали количество качеству и любили за свои деньги получать длинные романы. Писатели часто бывали в весьма затруднительном положении, сочиняя все новые главы несмотря на то, что фабула романа давно исчерпала себя.

He would have been hard put to it to name anybody whom he disliked more than that man. — Он вряд ли мог назвать кого-нибудь, кто был бы ему более неприятен, чем этот человек.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • hard put — or[hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. * /John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school./ * /The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hard put — or[hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. * /John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school./ * /The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hard put — adj. facing difficulties hard put to + inf. (she was hard put to pay her rent) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • hard\ put — adj In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school. The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hard\ put\ to\ it — adj In a difficult position; faced with difficulty; barely able. John was hard put to find a good excuse for his lateness in coming to school. The scouts found themselves hard put to it to find the way home …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hard put — adjective Date: 1893 barely able ; faced with difficulty or perplexity < was hard put to find an explanation > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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