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To exert pressure on (someone) so as to intimidate them into doing something

Combine against

Press for political action

To ask someone to do something in an urgent manner

To make excessive demands on

To persistently harass or bother

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Verb

To exert pressure on (someone) so as to intimidate them into doing something

put the screws on

put the squeeze on

use pressure on

twist someone's arm

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

use strong-arm tactics on

turn on the heat

breathe down someone's neck

put the heat on

have someone do something

twist one's arm

put the frighteners on

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

force one's hand

make an offer they can't refuse

put the bite on

bring pressure to bear

tighten the screws on

lumber someone with

burden someone with

turn the screws on

leave someone no option

pressurize into

tighten the screw on

turn the screw on

intimidate into

throw your weight around

leave someone no option but to

put the chill on

bring pressure to bear upon

give the business

bend someone's ear

be on your back

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“Please put pressure on the council to clear it now, before the grass grows again.”

Verb

Combine against

combine against

join forces against

Verb

Press for political action

Verb

To ask someone to do something in an urgent manner

put the heat on

try to persuade

use pressure on

put the screws on

twist someone's arm

put the screws to

steamroller into

exert influence on

use strong-arm tactics on

give the command to

give the order to

fire with enthusiasm

strongly recommend

request earnestly

drum up support

light a fire under

go on bended knee to

ask authoritatively

fire the imagination of

go on bended knee

present one's suit to

act as an incentive to

act as a stimulus to

argue in favour of

speak in favour of

plead in favour of

forcefully suggest

recommend forcefully

request urgently

be responsible for

give one an idea

make an urgent request

make an earnest request

make compulsory

have an effect on

have an impact on

get someone going

make of a mind to

make you of a mind to

put a bomb under

give a shot in the arm

give someone a kick

bring on oneself

leave the door open to

give new life to

breathe new life into

propagandize^US

pull strings with

put your foot down

lay down the law

give directions

propagandise^UK

advance insistently

make yourself felt with

carry weight with

bring pressure to bear upon

cut any ice with

bring pressure to bear on

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Verb

To make excessive demands on

make demands on

put a strain on

weigh heavily on

make heavy demands on

ask too much of

be too much for

put great demands on

bite off more than you can chew

exceed the scope of

exceed the limits of

make excessive demands on

exceed the range of

make severe demands on

be a hard taskmaster

be a slave driver

drive into the ground

be a slave-driver

exert excessively

exert to the limit

make too many demands on

knock oneself out

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

push to the limit

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Verb

To persistently harass or bother

give someone grief

drive up the wall

give a hard time

be on your back

drive round the bend

get in your hair

drive round the twist

breathe down someone's neck

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

get on your nerves

rub up the wrong way

bend someone's ear

give someone the hump

give a bad time

make someone see red

get under your skin

get your back up

cause suffering to

be on one's case

make somebody's hackles rise

get on one's nerves

make your blood boil

put your back up

hit where one lives

rub the wrong way

be on the back of

be a nuisance to

give the business

get on your wick

find fault with

keep complaining to

put the squeeze on

drive to distraction

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

get your dander up

get on someone's back

prey on your mind

rattle someone's cage

ride roughshod over

take the mickey

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

give someone the pip

take the piss out of

get up someone's nose

raise your hackles

give someone hell

breath down someone's neck

rattle one's cage

push someon's buttons

get on the nerves of

get in the hair of

get someone's wick

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get your hackles up

search high heaven

be the victim of

weigh heavily on

put someone's nose out of joint

jump on one's case

cause anguish to

get the knife into

stick the knife into

arouse anxiety in

throw off balance

make it tough for

give the needle

cause concern to

make uncomfortable

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cause discomfort to

drive you up the wall

get across someone

work into lather

send into a rage

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

discriminate against

play the heavy with

take advantage of

do an injustice to

cause anxiety to

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

step on the toes of

be a great weight on

weigh heavily on someone's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

cause trouble to

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

rule with a rod of iron

bring under the yoke

bring someone to their knees

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

attack repeatedly

bust someone's balls

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

get on someone's case

cut to the quick

hurt somebody's feelings

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

put someone off their stroke

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

try the patience of

put on the spot

break one's heart

give offence to

put a damper on

inflict anguish on

cause someone to lose their composure

get on the wrong side of

stick in one's craw

make despondent

make someone fed up

make self-conscious

make discontented

go to your head

take the wind out of your sails

be repugnant to

push one's buttons

be in someone's way

hit a sour note

make an enemy of somebody

irritate greatly

cause suffering

come back to haunt

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

send into a spin

knock the wind out of

cause inconvenience to

break the heart of

put into a funk

harsh one's mellow

rasp one's nerves

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

put to some trouble

take control of

knock props out

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

create difficulties for

give the cold shoulder

upset the applecart

drive you crazy

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

catch off balance

shout catcalls at

make your gorge rise

make someone's stomach rise

put out of countenance

throw into a tizzy

catch one short

throw into tizzy

cast a pall over

hurt the feelings of

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

make someone's heart bleed

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

make downhearted

dampen the spirits of

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

cause someone difficulty

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

cause to be at a stand

make your head spin

make someone scratch their head

mess with one's head

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

be a problem to

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

be distasteful to

offend morals of

be repulsive to

fill with loathing

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

yank someone's chain

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