under pressure
idiom
1
: tightly pressed into a container
The contents of the bottle are under pressure.
2
: in a state of stress or anxiety because of having too much to do
They both work well under pressure.
3
: being made to feel forced to do something (as by arguments, threats, etc.)
The mayor is under pressure to resign.
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Margins have been under pressure, as consumers buy more of groceries and necessities and less of more profitable categories like home goods and clothing.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
But Republicans who control Congress are under pressure to find savings, fueling Democratic warnings about distrust of Trump and that Social Security and Medicaid, health care for the poor, could be on the chopping block.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, however, the government is also under pressure to keep immigration numbers down.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The company is under pressure to improve its Apple Intelligence features, which thus far have largely focused on writing tools and image tricks like Genmoji and Image Playground.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
But Republicans who control Congress are under pressure to find savings, fueling Democratic warnings about distrust of Trump and that Social Security and Medicaid, health care for the poor, could be on the chopping block.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
At the same time, however, the government is also under pressure to keep immigration numbers down.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The company is under pressure to improve its Apple Intelligence features, which thus far have largely focused on writing tools and image tricks like Genmoji and Image Playground.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Under pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20pressure. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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