be under the cosh

To be contending with a difficult or stressful situation; to experience pressure or difficulty. Primarily heard in UK. Local businesses have been increasingly under the cosh by the austerity measures imposed by the government after the economic crash. Manchester United has really been under the cosh in this second half. I don't think they've left their own side of the pitch more than a handful of times.

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释义	be under the cosh be under the cosh To be contending with a difficult or stressful situation; to experience pressure or difficulty. Primarily heard in UK. Local businesses have been increasingly under the cosh by the austerity measures imposed by the government after the economic crash. Manchester United has really been under the cosh in this second half. I don't think they've left their own side of the pitch more than a handful of times. See also: cosh Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cosh put (one) under the cosh hairy situation on a knife-edge keep a cool head keep a level head not be somebody's day be not (one's) day put (one) through it put somebody through it References in periodicals archive In all likelihood, we will be under the cosh in both games. JAMIE: IT'LL BE TOUGH We may need that more on Wednesday with our defence expected to be under the cosh. GORDON SMITH's column: We still have it all to do in the ArenA .. but this man might just be our national saviour Said Reid: "If you don't win games at a big club you are going to be under the cosh, but if you can't handle it, you shouldn't be here." Heat is on Reid
随便看	see (some amount) of (someone or something) see somebody coming see somebody in hell first see somebody right see somebody/something for what they are/it is see someone coming see someone off see (someone or something) in a new light see someone right see (someone's) point see (something) against (something else) see (something) a mile off see something a mile off see something coming see (something) coming see (something) through see (something) through rose-colored glasses see (something) through rose-coloured spectacles see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off see stars see that is done see that it is done seethe see the back of see the back of (someone or something)