How to Pronounce "hard up"
expression
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈəp
HARD-up
hˈɑːd/ /ˈʌp
HAHD-up
Definition
If someone is hard up, they do not have much money or are short of resources. It is an informal and colloquial phrase.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈəp
British English
hˈɑːd/ /ˈʌp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HARD-up
UK
HAHD-up
Listen in Context
I'm hard up this month and can't buy a new phone.
They're a bit hard up right now, so they're not going out much.
When you're hard up, every little bit helps.
I was so hard up in college, I used to live on instant noodles.