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hard up

 adjective
     
hard up
1 if you are hard up, you do not have much money:
I'm a bit hard up at the moment.
2 not having something that you want or need:
'How about a date with Tom?' 'No, thanks, I'm not that hard up.'
hard up for
The media are obviously hard up for stories.
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