be hard up
Example Sentences
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George laughs gruffly: “You lot must be hard up for heroes.”
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2018
The finding that loneliness can be contagious also caught some readers off-guard—wouldn't lonely souls be hard up for people to infect?
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2010
The whole world is going to be hard up in consequence of the bankruptcy of these nations, the inestimable destruction of property, and the loss of productive men.
From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse
Frank happens to be hard up for a few months, and besides, there’s a reason!
From The Independence of Claire by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
"But I tell you I shall be hard up after I get those things."
From The Haunted Mine by Castlemon, Harry
