be hard up
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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
And for food he need not be hard up, nor has he been for a single day.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
“Faith, a fellow must be hard up before he could eat that,” said Desmond; “try another.”
From The Three Commanders by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
He knew that he must be hard up for food, and he could not allow the man to starve to death without making an effort to relieve his wants.
From If Any Man Sin by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
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