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 viewers struggled to see him as an affable authority figure: a dad who’s having a hard time, and a doctor who’s really trying to help his patient. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Dec. 2024 Other beauty upstarts may be dependent on viral TikTok moments, an area where strategics have a hard time gauging. —

Kimberly Chin, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024 Steichen’s choice to involve Mitchell, who hasn’t done much of anything during his rookie season, on a gadget play of that magnitude with his team’s playoff hopes hanging in the balance is a mistake Steichen will have a hard time living down. —

Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 For those who have a hard time eating their vegetables, this collection will help. —

Anna Haines, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have a hard time

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