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noun pressing with fingers ADJ. affectionate | comforting, reassuring VERB + SQUEEZE give sb He gave his mother a comforting squeeze as he left. PHRASES ~ of A squeeze of her hand reassured him. in a small space ADJ. tight There were seven of us in the car and it was a tight squeeze. PREP. at a ~ We can get six in the car at a squeeze. PHRASES a bit of a squeeze reduction in money ADJ. cash, credit, economic, financial, profits, tax VERB + SQUEEZE feel All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze. | put The government is trying to put the squeeze on high earners. PREP. ~ on a squeeze on spending, verb press sth hard ADV. hard, tightly | gently ‘I know,’ she said, squeezing his hand gently. PREP. from squeezing the juice from a lemon | out of I squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. PHRASES freshly squeezed freshly squeezed orange juice limit the money available ADV. hard, severely High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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squeeze sth out of sb
( also squeeze sth from sb ) informal
to persuade or force someone to give you money or information
• During the negotiations, the union managed to squeeze several concessions from the management., squeeze (sb/sth) in/squeeze (sb/sth) into sth
[ M ]
to succeed in getting someone or something into a small space or object, often by pushing or forcing
• The car's quite full, but we could manage to squeeze another couple of people in.
• I must have put on a lot of weight over Christmas because I can only just squeeze into my jeans., squeeze sb/sth in
[ M ]
to manage to do something or see someone in a short period of time or when you are very busy
• While we're in Australia, we're hoping to squeeze in a trip to the Barrier Reef.
• I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze you in at 2.30 on Tuesday.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun
extortion:
We put the squeeze on him.
verb
pinched:
She squeezed each peach before buying.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with SQUEEZE, Also see MAIN SQUEEZE; PUT THE ARM (SQUEEZE) ON; TIGHT SQUEEZE.
American Heritage Idioms