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.
See also:
  • 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)