feel the pinch
idiom
: to experience the problems caused by not having enough money or by paying higher costs
We are starting to feel the pinch of high fuel costs.
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But the Fed Chair also noted that many Americans continue to feel the pinch of still-high grocery prices and inflated rents.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Farmers who are inching closer to the middle class often feel the pinch of stagnating incomes most sharply.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
After a double-whammy strike year that shuttered production for more than six months, moviegoers will feel the pinch next summer with a thinner-than-planned slate of big-budget sequels and superheroes.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
If House and Senate leaders can't reach a deal on a spending bill by midnight Saturday, American families will really feel the pinch.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Farmers who are inching closer to the middle class often feel the pinch of stagnating incomes most sharply.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
After a double-whammy strike year that shuttered production for more than six months, moviegoers will feel the pinch next summer with a thinner-than-planned slate of big-budget sequels and superheroes.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
If House and Senate leaders can't reach a deal on a spending bill by midnight Saturday, American families will really feel the pinch.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Feel the pinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20pinch. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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