词汇 | put-the-squeeze-on |
释义 | put the squeeze on someoneidiom 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。 Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to ask a lot besiege car wash cry demand entreat imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech pester push scrounge ticket put the squeeze on something/someone | American Dictionaryput the squeeze on something/someoneidiom 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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