put to it
phrase
as in hard put
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
She was put to it to hand over the keys to her new car.
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“Put to it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20to%20it. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.
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