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squeeze something out of someone
phrasal verb with squeezeverbuk /skwiːz/ us /skwiːz/
informal(alsosqueeze something from someone)
to persuade or force someone to give you money or information: 勒索，敲诈（某人）；逼迫（某人）吐露（信息）
During the negotiations, the union managed to squeeze several concessions from the management.谈判期间，工会设法迫使管理层作出了几项让步。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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arm-twisting
bludgeon
bounce someone into something
browbeat someone into something/doing something
bull something through
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dragoon someone into something
drive someone/something to something
duress
force someone's handidiom
forced marriage
push (someone) toward(s) something
push something through
put the heat on someoneidiom
put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom
rallying cry
ransom
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squeeze
wring
squeeze something out of someone/something | American Dictionary
squeeze something out of someone/something
phrasal verb with squeezeverbus/skwiz/
to get or obtain something from someone with difficulty, or to cause something to happen by a continuous and difficult effort:
He used various tricks to squeeze money out of his father in England.
Small businesses are being squeezed out of the neighborhood by developers.
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