See feel the pinch on Wiktionary
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"To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure."
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"(idiomatic, informal) To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure."
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǒutóu jiéjū",
"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "手頭拮据"
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"word": "tuntea nahoissaan"
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"word": "peiner à joindre les deux bouts"
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"word": "devoir se serrer la ceinture"
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"word": "essere con l'acqua alla gola"
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"word": "затяну́ть реме́нь"
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"roman": "shǒutóu jiéjū",
"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "手頭拮据"
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "tuntea nahoissaan"
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "peiner à joindre les deux bouts"
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "devoir se serrer la ceinture"
},
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"word": "essere con l'acqua alla gola"
},
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
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"word": "odczuwać niedobór"
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"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
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"word": "odczuć niedobór"
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"roman": "zatjanútʹ reménʹ",
"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
"tags": [
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"word": "затяну́ть реме́нь"
},
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"roman": "položítʹ zúby na pólku",
"sense": "to suffer a hardship",
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