hard+up
41hard by — adv, prep BrE old use very near ▪ in a house hard by the city gate …
42hard up — adjective INFORMAL not having much money a. not having enough of something: Some of the schools are pretty hard up for teachers …
43hard by — means mean close to or near …
44hard up — If you are hard up, you have very little money …
45hard at it — ► hard at it informal busily working. Main Entry: ↑hard …
46hard on — ► hard on (or upon) following soon after. Main Entry: ↑hard …
47hard up — ► hard up informal short of money. Main Entry: ↑hard …
48hard-on — [härd′än΄] n. [Vulgar Slang] an erection of the penis …
49hard-up — hard upˈ adjective Short of money, or of anything else (with for) • • • Main Entry: ↑hard …
50hard|ly — «HAHRD lee», adverb. 1. only just; barely: »We hardly had time to eat breakfast. 2. not quite: »His story is hardly true. He is hardly strong enough to lift that trunk. 3. probably not: »They will hardly come in all this rain. 4 …
