Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь

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having to exert great effort and almost not succeeding
hardly
barelywith difficulty.
...В силу, в силу перетащились они (гости) на балкон и в силу поместились в креслах (Гоголь 3)... .They (the guests) could hardly drag themselves over to the balcony, were barely able to sink into the armchairs (3c).