Three illustrative sentences of my own composition
～がなくて困っている ：be hard up for ～
① Why does she dress up so well if she is hard up for money?
② I was in a pinch because I was hard up for a solution to a customer's problem.
③ Those housed in the refugee camp are hard up for food, safe water and other necessities.
～がなくて困っている ：be hard up for ～
① Why does she dress up so well if she is hard up for money?
② I was in a pinch because I was hard up for a solution to a customer's problem.
③ Those housed in the refugee camp are hard up for food, safe water and other necessities.
