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Feel the pinch
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure.
"Working-class families are feeling the pinch in the wake of the recession."
Synonyms
fall on hard times
pay dearly
suffer
pinch
feel the heat
pay the piper
bear the brunt
do it tough
wring
topinch
have a time of it
pull the devil by the tail
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