have a thin time of it in English

Forms: has a thin time of it [present, singular, third-person], having a thin time of it [participle, present], had a thin time of it [participle, past], had a thin time of it [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a thin time of it}} have a thin time of it (third-person singular simple present has a thin time of it, present participle having a thin time of it, simple past and past participle had a thin time of it)

Inflected forms

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        "To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money."
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    {
      "form": "has a thin time of it",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "having a thin time of it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had a thin time of it",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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"have a thin time of it" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms