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feel the pinch
idiom
mainly UK
to have problems with money because you are earning less than before: （由于收入减少而）手头拮据
When my father lost his job and we had to live on my mother's earnings, we really started to feel the pinch.当父亲下岗，我们的生活不得不依靠母亲的工资时，我们开始真正感受到了手头拮据。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Earning money
assessable
bank
base pay
basic
basic income
disposable income
hand over fistidiom
in arrearsidiom
line your pocket(s)idiom
make an honest livingidiom
performance-related
pro bono
pro rata
profit from something
prorate
pull
raise
retainer
revenue
sick pay
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