hard up

dringend etwas brauchen

Von etwas zu wenig haben und dringend mehr davon brauchen.

In einfachem Englisch: You have too little of something and really need more of it.

• We are hard up for cash.
• He was hard up for food after losing his job.
• Are they still hard up for money?

So benutzt man es: be hard up for something (They are hard up for money this month.)

Synonyme: short, in need

Häufige Wendungen: hard up for cash, hard up for money

Mangel an etwas haben

Von etwas, das man braucht oder möchte, zu wenig haben.

In einfachem Englisch: If you lack something you need or want, you have too little of it.

• We are hard up for space.
• The club was hard up for volunteers.
• Are you really that hard up for ideas?

So benutzt man es: be hard up for something (We were hard up for ideas for the party.)

Synonyme: short, lacking

Häufige Wendungen: hard up for ideas, hard up for space

verzweifelt sein

Etwas so sehr wollen, dass man Möglichkeiten akzeptiert, die man sonst ablehnen würde.

In einfachem Englisch: You want something so badly that you accept choices you would usually reject.

• She must be hard up to date him.
• I was hard up enough to accept any job.
• Are you that hard up for company?

Synonyme: desperate

Häufige Wendungen: so hard up, that hard up