hard-pressed

Sometimes Autumn knows how I feel before I even tell her, which means I’d be hard-pressed to get anything past her.

The Liberal Democrats are calling for a 5% cut in VAT in this month's budget to support the UK's ailing hospitality sector and their hard-pressed customers.

Yet I’m hard-pressed to find anyone who’s truly excited about devoting half a day to see the next installment, which clocks in at 3 hours and 12 minutes.

Webber said the SNP had "betrayed islanders and taxpayers at every turn" by leaving remote communities reliant on out-of-date vessels while "letting costs spiral out of control for hard-pressed Scots".

But they may be hard-pressed to reach terms that the protesters who took to the streets on Saturday will find acceptable.