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She would have a hard time blaming someone

"His success seems to me to have more to do with family connections than any great ability on his part.”

Eliza passed over this in silence. As the daughter of a famous general , she would have a hard time blaming someone for exploiting their pedigree, especially if they put it to good use.

The underlined sounds odd to me . I can't get the meaning .

  

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Hi. Correct me if I am wrong. I think it basically means: If someone uses (exploits) their family connections (pedigree) to be successful, she would hardly (have a hard time) criticize (blame) them for that.

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  • Hi.
  • Correct me if I am wrong.
  • I think it basically means: If someone uses (exploits) their family connections (pedigree) to be successful, she would hardly (have a hard time) criticize (blame) them for that.
  • Because she is the daughter of a famous general.
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Hi. Correct me if I am wrong. I think it basically means:

If someone uses (exploits) their family connections (pedigree) to be successful, she would hardly (have a hard time) criticize (blame) them for that. Because she is the daughter of a famous general.

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If someone uses (exploits) their family connections (pedigree) to be successful, it would be hard (ie difficult) for her to criticize (blame) them for that. Because she is the daughter of a famous general.

The implication is that she exploits her own pedigree so she cannot criticize people who do the same thing.

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