- pressure someone into something
- pressure someone into somethingto force someone into doing something. •
Please don't try to pressure me into taking that promotion.
•You can't pressure me into it. I won't do it!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pressure someone into something
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pressure — pres|sure1 [ preʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something: pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s. pressure on someone (to do something): There is now greater … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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pressure — [[t]pre̱ʃə(r)[/t]] ♦ pressures, pressuring, pressured 1) N UNCOUNT Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it... The pressure of his fingers… … English dictionary
pressure — pres|sure1 W1S1 [ˈpreʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persuade)¦ 2¦(anxiety/overwork)¦ 3¦(causing change)¦ 4¦(weight)¦ 5¦(gas/liquid)¦ 6¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pressura, from premere; PRESS2] … Dictionary of contemporary English
pressure*/*/*/ — [ˈpreʃə] noun I 1) [C/U] attempts to persuade or force someone to do something Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s.[/ex] The council is still under pressure to reduce spending.[/ex] There is now greater pressure on the White… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pressure — noun 1》 continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it. ↘the force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface. 2》 the use of persuasion, intimidation, etc. to make someone do something.… … English new terms dictionary
fall into line — phrasal 1. : to fall in 2. : to comply or concur with a certain course of action or policy * * * fall into line To conform • • • Main Entry: ↑line * * * come/get/fall/ … Useful english dictionary
come into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit … Useful english dictionary
