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The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.

freshly-squeezed lemon juice

They are feeling the squeeze on budgets

The little space was too narrow for him to squeeze through. Now aim and squeeze.

I like juice from squeezed fruits

She really had to stretch her imagination to squeeze enough material for a solo album out of a contrabassoon, but by God, she did.

He squeezed her hands. She squeezed the water out of her blouse. I squeezed an orange and made juice.

Before serving your pancakes, just squeeze some fresh lemon juice over them

take applications and squeeze them into one server

Our company is in a squeeze, but I'm sure we're gonna make it.

As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.

I'm afraid that when the cops squeeze him he'll start to sing.

squeeze more out - wycisnąć więcej z / squeeze a lemon - wyciskać cytrynę / squeeze into/through/past - wciskać się, przeciskać

The car was parked very close to another one, so I had to squeeze to get between them.

everyone agrees that these are 'classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze'

grip one’s attention

The attacker loosened his grip.

Becoming stupid or losing your grip in the world isn't an inevitable consequence.

Don't loosen your grip on the rope or youll fall

My mother gripped me and kissed on the forehead

Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.

The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away.

When an emotion grips you, you feel it very strongly. opanować [often passive] He was gripped by fear.

Pyongyang's iron grip on the lives of ordinary citizens is finally slipping

Maybe this is my opportunity to loosen his grip on the president

Grip - You might even already have your hand on the object. eg As the plane landed, Mary gripped Tom's hand. It was clear that he was scared, by the way he gripped the arms of the chair.

This car has much better grip than my old car.

The complicated plot of the novel gripped me and I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the book.

The President struggled to regain his grip on power. to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly

I have enjoyed all your books, but do you really get to grips with people?

In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.

Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.

This will come in handy in a pinch.

My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.

It pinches me

Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste and stir the sauce

... exposed; for best results, pinch the crust around the...

pinch the soft part of your nose

I'm careful when I zip up my jeans, not to pinch myself.

Yesterday, they pinched Jack for robbery.

One of the kids had been pinching her and she was crying.

Keep the filling a little to one side of the centre. Moisten edges with water, fold over and pinch together.

While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.

I was horrible to my little sister – I used to pinch and bite her.