"be hard put pressed pushed to do sth" in German to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth. sich schwer tun Schwierigkeiten haben es kaum schaffen, etw. zu tun schwerlich/nicht leicht/kaum etw. tun können Detailed translations for "be hard put pressed pushed to do sth" to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth. to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth. sich schwer tun to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth.(also: to experience difficulties, to be up a creek, to be up a creek without a paddle) Schwierigkeiten haben to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth. es kaum schaffen, etw. zu tun to be hard put/pressed/pushed to do sth. schwerlich/nicht leicht/kaum etw. tun können{verb}