squirm in
squirm in
1. To crawl, wriggle, or squeeze into some tight or confined thing or space. The dog likes to jump up onto the bed and squirm in between me and my wife at night. These pants are too small for me now—I managed to squirm in, but there's no way I'll be able to zip them up.
2. To wriggle or fidget while seated in something, as due to nervousness or boredom. Stop squirming in your chair like that, it's really distracting! He squirmed in his seat throughout the entire interview.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
squirm in(to something)
to press into something that is tight; to crawl or wiggle into something tight. (For people, this is often clothing that is too tight. For other creatures, it is more variable.) Dave squirmed into his jeans and pledged to himself that he would lose some weight. He squirmed in and knew he could never close the zipper.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- squirm
- squirm into (something)
- worm into
- worm into (something or some place)
- worm out of (something or some place)
- squirm out
- squirm out (of something)
- squeeze into
- squeeze into (something)
- get a wriggle on