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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the meaning of each underlined phrase/idiom.

We are in great distress and hard-pressed for money.

  1. bewildered

  2. insulted

  3. poised

  4. troubled

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To be ‘hard-pressed’ means that to be in a difficult position about something.

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