squeeze out of
squeeze (something) out of (someone or something)
1. To press something firmly to extract something from it, such as a liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squeeze" and "out." Well, good luck—you're going to have to sit on this tube of toothpaste if you want to squeeze any more out of it!
2. By extension, to force someone to do or give something. You can't squeeze any more hours out of Beth—she's already reached the maximum for this pay period.
See also: of, out, squeeze
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
squeeze something out of something
and squeeze something outto press something until something is expelled from something. Claire squeezed some toothpaste out of the tube. She squeezed out some toothpaste.
See also: of, out, squeeze
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- add in
- a/the feel of (something)
- all right
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past
- a slew of (something)