put the squeeze on someone
put the squeeze on (one)
1. To pressure one to do something. We need to put the squeeze on those guys so that they finally pay their debt to us.
2. To create challenges or problems for one. The way house prices have been climbing in this neighborhood is really putting the squeeze on first-time buyers.
See also: on, put, squeeze
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put the squeeze on someone
coerce or pressurize someone. informal 1993 Jonathon Green It: Sex Since the Sixties One day two characters walked into my studio and tried to put the squeeze on me for protection money.
See also: on, put, someone, squeeze
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
put the squeeze on someone
verbSee put the screws on someone
See also: on, put, someone, squeeze
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- put the squeeze on
- put the squeeze on (one)
- put the squeeze on somebody
- put the squeeze on someone/something
- squeeze
- go through hoops
- jump through a hoop
- jump through hoops
- in debt
- crush (something) out of (someone or something)