Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “put the squeeze on“ and it is a phrase meaning “pressurize, pressure, bring pressure to bear on, strong-arm, coerce, threaten, intimidate, browbeat, terrorize”.
Example Sentence: For many people in the northern hemisphere, August is a time for summer holidays. But with the pandemic having put the squeeze on most foreign travel, communities that depend heavily on the tourist dollar have been hit hard, and those in developing countries even more so.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article So long, America: Inside the 27 August Guardian Weekly and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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