Having or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.
Although they are still available, I think we would be hard pressed to find one on short notice.
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hard and fasthard as nailshard cheesehard done byhard feelingshard hittinghard lineshard nut to crackhard nut to crackhard nut to crackhard nut to crackhard nut to crackhard of hearinghard on the eyeshard pill to swallowhard shoulderhard to come byhard yardshard-and-fasthard-heartedhard-nosedhard-nosedhard-nosedhard-nosedhard-pressedhard-pressedhold yew hardit is hard for an empty sack to stand u…no hard feelingsold habits die hard
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