be hard put to (do something)

To be struggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'll be hard put to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard put to get there on time.See also: hard, put

hard put, be

Find something very difficult, as in The show was so bad that I was hard put to conceal my dismay, or Manufacturers will be hard put to meet the new standards. [c. 1700] See also: hard

be hard put (to it) to

find it very difficult to. 2001 Marc Blake 24 Karat Schmooze He wore an Armani suit with a navy shirt, a club tie (although the vintners would have been hard put to name the actual club) and a Freemasonry pin. See also: hard, put

单词	be hard put to (do something)
释义	be hard put to (do something) be hard put to (do something) To be struggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'll be hard put to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard put to get there on time.See also: hard, put hard put, be Find something very difficult, as in The show was so bad that I was hard put to conceal my dismay, or Manufacturers will be hard put to meet the new standards. [c. 1700] See also: hard be hard put (to it) to find it very difficult to. 2001 Marc Blake 24 Karat Schmooze He wore an Armani suit with a navy shirt, a club tie (although the vintners would have been hard put to name the actual club) and a Freemasonry pin. See also: hard, put
随便看	ground applications program office ground area ground area attainable ground ash ground assault convoy ground assault force ground assault tank ground attack ground-attack ground attack aircraft ground attack control capability ground attack control center ground attack experimental ground attack tactics ground attitude vertical reference system ground attitutde control ground augmentation fill ground avoidance ground escape ground away ground bailiff ground bait groundbait groundbaiting ground ball groundball