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be pressed for something Definition


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pressed
adj
    1. Said of a person: under pressure; in a hurry.
      Thesaurus: hurried, rushed, pressured, coerced, bullied, enjoined, lobbied, browbeaten, constrained, forced, pushed, harassed, pressurized.
Idiom: be hard pressed
    To be in difficulties.
      Example: I'll be hard pressed to find a replacement
Idiom: be pressed for something
    colloq
    To be short of it, especially time or money.


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