Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is be hard put to it and its meaning is “to find it very difficult to do something”.
Example Sentence: Similarly, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) understands it would be hard put to compete with the Congress’s numbers even if it sweeps Bengal and some tiny pockets of the North-east, its realistic arena of expansion. Therefore, Ms. Banerjee is also banking on an elite compromise should the BJP fall short of the majority mark in 2024.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The Trinamool is playing T20, AAP a Test match and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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