hard-pressed

The only thing that keeps it from ranking worse on the list is that you’d be hard-pressed to find a better backdrop for the socials than the shops of Rodeo Drive.

At the time, Sunak said the UK's approach to meeting its net zero target was imposing "unacceptable costs on hard-pressed British families", amid a cost of living crisis exacerbated by higher energy prices.

Skimping on the cash for hard-pressed local councils would cause alarm.

For some hard-pressed authorities “empty homes work is a luxury,” says housing expert Adam Cliff.

I will probably be hard-pressed to find subjects to write my blog about.