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feel the pinch

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

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Examples

“Working-class families are feeling the pinch in the wake⟳ of the recession.”
“The tramway was offered to the Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Railway, but that company expressed no interest⟳ in it. Then the tramway proprietors decided to electrify their line, and cut⟳ the fares by half, and the railway was soon feeling the pinch.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

feel up feele feeled feelest feeleth feelin'

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