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tight squeeze

Idioms  

  1. A difficulty caused by too little time or space, or too little credit or funds. For example, It will be a tight squeeze to get there on time, or I don't know if the sofa will go through the door; it's a tight squeeze, or The company's in a tight squeeze because of poor cash flow. This idiom uses tight in the sense of “too narrow or constricted.” [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

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Danny’s insides gave a tight squeeze when he saw her.

From Literature

Even the roomiest home might be a tight squeeze.

From MarketWatch

Instead, she says, “You could come stay with me. I have a guest room. I use it as an office, so it would be a tight squeeze, but we could handle this together.”

From Literature

But because some kinds of spending - like health or defence - are getting significant extra cash, there's a tight squeeze on day-to-day spending more or less everywhere else.

From BBC

She earned a joint UK sports photo of the year award for her image, 'A Tight Squeeze', which depicts two rhythmic gymnasts going through a single hoop in 1983, a snap she is very proud of.

From BBC

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