put the squeeze on
Example Sentences
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During the early days of selling books online, he bought publisher overstock and made a nice living on eBay before Amazon put the squeeze on retail prices.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The shutdowns are among the tools the writers are using to put the squeeze on the studios that are trying to grow their streaming businesses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023
Northampton's South African-born lock David Ribbans could put the squeeze on the more established second rows.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022
When boa constrictors and other strangling snakes wrap their prey in a deadly embrace, they don't just exert pressure on their victim; they put the squeeze on their own lungs as well.
From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2022
Or is that when the administrative assistant put the squeeze on Mr. Big?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
