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Adjective

Experiencing stress or anxiety due to pressure

Under pressure or having difficulty doing or getting something

Extremely difficult or unpleasant

Feeling or looking strained as a result of having too many demands made on one

Involving the application of (great) pressure

Verb

To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations

Adverb

Experiencing extreme pressure or a situation where threat of harm is imminent

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Adjective

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Experiencing stress or anxiety due to pressure

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

like a fish out of water

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

with one's stomach in knots

waiting for the axe to fall

shaking in one's shoes

waiting with bated breath

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

having a funny feeling

angst-ridden

lacking social skills

tearing one's hair out

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

at the end of your tether

shaking like a leaf

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

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“He was expected to miss at least one spring start with a pressured oblique muscle, though the injury is not considered serious.”

Adjective

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Under pressure or having difficulty doing or getting something

Adjective

Extremely difficult or unpleasant

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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Adjective

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Feeling or looking strained as a result of having too many demands made on one

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

at the end of your tether

at the end of one's rope

with one's back up against the wall

with your back to the wall

between a rock and a hard place

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Adjective

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Involving the application of (great) pressure

Verb

To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

twisted someone's arm

breathed down someone's neck

put under an obligation

terrorized^US

used strong-arm tactics on

terrorised^UK

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

tightened the screws on

warned

fired up

had someone do something

lumbered someone with

galvanized^US

put through the wringer

galvanised^UK

authorised^UK

authorized^US

put the frighteners on

manoeuvred^UK

maneuvered^US

behooved^US

left no choice but to

behoved^UK

brought force to bear on

applied

gave orders to

fired the imagination of

burdened someone with

made an offer they can't refuse

held a gun to one's head

tightened the screw on

volunteered someone unwittingly

left someone no option but to

brought pressure to bear upon

scared the bejesus out of

left someone no option

brought pressure upon

fired the enthusiasm of

ridden roughshod over

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

told to volunteer

told someone to volunteer

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“It may be possible to pressure him into stepping down.”

Adverb

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Experiencing extreme pressure or a situation where threat of harm is imminent

under the gun

in a difficult situation

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