squeeze something out from somebody
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squeeze something out of somebody — ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb derived to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc • to squeeze a confession from a suspect Main entry: ↑squeezederived … Useful english dictionary
squeeze — Period when stocks or commodities ( commodity) futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. squeeze squeeze 1… … Financial and business terms
squeeze out — verb 1. force out (Freq. 1) Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts • Hypernyms: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑give the axe, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
squeeze — squeeze1 [skwi:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(press)¦ 2¦(press out liquid)¦ 3¦(small space)¦ 4 squeeze your eyes shut 5¦(just succeed)¦ 6¦(limit money)¦ Phrasal verbs squeeze somebody/something<=>in squeeze something<=>out squeeze up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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squeeze somebody out (of something) — ˌsqueeze sb/sthˈout (of sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from continuing to do sth or be in business • Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops. Main entry: ↑squeezederived … Useful english dictionary
take out — verb 1. cause to leave (Freq. 7) The teacher took the children out of the classroom • Syn: ↑move out, ↑remove • Hyponyms: ↑clear, ↑call in, ↑estrange … Useful english dictionary
eke out — verb 1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2) He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons Braque eked out his collages with charcoal • Syn: ↑fill out • Hypernyms: ↑supplement … Useful english dictionary
draw out — verb 1. cause to speak, Can you draw her out she is always so quiet (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑reach out • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer (Freq. 1) We prolonged o … Useful english dictionary
force out — I noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force … Useful english dictionary
