hard-pressed

You’d be hard-pressed to find another show as concise in its education concerning the subtler signifiers of having “made it.”

And Luxford told me she was "hard-pressed" to imagine the film's core audience, children under 10, being swayed by her politics.

"This will make a difference to hard-pressed Canadians," he said.

But a team of all or even mostly Dodgers would be hard-pressed to win a fantasy league, which usually consists of 10 to 12 teams.

The Campaign for Better Transport said the latest increase "piles further misery on hard-pressed households" and called for lower fares.