To be up against it

今日短语

如果说你是 up against it， 那就意味着你非常忙，工作很紧张，任务有固定的截止时间。

例句

I'm sorry I'll call you later. I'm really up against it today.

He's got lots to do today. He's really up against it.

I was up against it last week. Sorry I didn't have time to see you.

请注意

另一个和时间有关的短语是 to race against the clock, 意思是同时间赛跑，在规定时间内完成任务。

It's a race against the clock. I don't think I'm going to have this presentation done in time.