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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This looked like a man who has spent the season under pressure, worrying, his team not up to its usual standards, and all of that poured out in one moment of emotional release (top picture).
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
ProSieben is under pressure from major shareholders MediaForEurope (MFE), which launched a lowball takeover offer back in March, and PFF, who both consider the speed of change to be too slow.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Housing deeds in the town specifically barred homes from being sold to Jews, and the ritzy Bal Harbour Club would only begin allowing Jewish members at the end of the year, under pressure from a discrimination lawsuit.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
So, following two historic droughts in less than a decade and growing population demands that have put the canal under pressure, the Panama Canal Board of Directors in March approved the Río Indio Dam that could wipe Limón de Chagres entirely off the map.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
ProSieben is under pressure from major shareholders MediaForEurope (MFE), which launched a lowball takeover offer back in March, and PFF, who both consider the speed of change to be too slow.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Housing deeds in the town specifically barred homes from being sold to Jews, and the ritzy Bal Harbour Club would only begin allowing Jewish members at the end of the year, under pressure from a discrimination lawsuit.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
So, following two historic droughts in less than a decade and growing population demands that have put the canal under pressure, the Panama Canal Board of Directors in March approved the Río Indio Dam that could wipe Limón de Chagres entirely off the map.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
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“Under pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20pressure. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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