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
“Faith, a fellow must be hard up before he could eat that,” said Desmond; “try another.”
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
"I know what it is to be hard up," Mordaunt answered.
From The Rocks of Valpre by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
It will be a parterre or a fourth-floor room, rather gloomy and rather shabby, but a possible room for a student who happens to be hard up.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
