hard put (Meaning)

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hard put (s)

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

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facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

perplexed, put to it, baffled, embarrassed, at a loss, bewildered, flustered, hard-pressed, confounded,confused

undaunted,undaunted, composed, composed,unfazed, unfazed, untroubled, untroubled,

I'm hard put to find a reason for his actions.

The detective was hard put to determine the killer's motive.

The scientists were hard put to explain the strange phenomenon.

The family was hard put to make ends meet during the recession.