put the squeeze on

verb

To put pressure on someone (to do something).

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Meanings

verbput the squeeze on (third-person singular simple present puts the squeeze on, present participle putting the squeeze on, simple past and past participle put the squeeze on)

present singular third person puts the squeeze on · participle present putting the squeeze on

  1. informalTo put pressure on someone (to do something).
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APA

put the squeeze on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20squeeze%20on

MLA

“put the squeeze on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20squeeze%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the squeeze on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20squeeze%20on.

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