have a hard time
idiom
: to experience difficulty doing something
She's having a hard time living within her budget.
The school has had a hard time recruiting substitute teachers.
He's been having a hard time with his research paper.
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Some industries are still having a hard time finding labor at any wage.
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Marc Emmer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Of course, those are paper gains and Trump would have a hard time selling shares without tanking the stock price.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Those select few that have been approved have a hard time distinguishing between toxic metals and essential nutrients.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Modern sensibilities would have a hard time accepting the city’s decision to turn a cemetery into a park, and especially of its decision to not remove the graves.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Marc Emmer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Of course, those are paper gains and Trump would have a hard time selling shares without tanking the stock price.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Those select few that have been approved have a hard time distinguishing between toxic metals and essential nutrients.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Modern sensibilities would have a hard time accepting the city’s decision to turn a cemetery into a park, and especially of its decision to not remove the graves.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Have a hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20hard%20time. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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