be under the pump
be under the pump
To be under pressure to perform, succeed, or achieve results. Primarily heard in UK. The fast-food giant has been under the pump in the last few years, as sales and market share continue to slide. An ageing batsman, I was under the pump to show that I still had what it takes to be a great cricket player.
See also: pump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- under the pump
- put (one) under the pump
- the pump
- pump in
- pump
- (one's) pump
- short-change (one)
- from there to here
- pump through
- pump through (something)