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词汇 put-the-squeeze-on
释义

put the squeeze on someone


idiom slang(US alsoput the bite on someone)
to ask someone to give you money: 向(某人)要钱
She put the squeeze on her mother for a hundred bucks.她向她妈妈要了100美元。
The insurance company put the bite on me for a huge increase in my premium after I crashed the car.我把车撞坏以后,保险公司对我收取的保险费提高了很多。
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put the squeeze on something/someone | American Dictionary


put the squeeze on something/someone


idiom
to put pressure on someone or something to spend more money or to cause the person to earn less money:
Budget cuts are putting the squeeze on scientific research.

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