up against it

phrase

informal
: in a difficult situation
With hardly any money or time left, we are really up against it!

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Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 But the final result was costly and Liverpool are up against it. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 To put things bluntly, the Tigers are up against it, but there is still a path towards a tournament berth. — Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026 More optimistic Syrians had faith the regime would be toppled eventually, not by the current generation that rose up against it, but a future one. — Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up against it

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“Up against it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20against%20it. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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