"under the cosh" meaning in English

See under the cosh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-under the cosh.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under the cosh, {{en-PP}} under the cosh
  1. (UK, informal) subjected to (figurative) pressure; under the gun Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-under_the_cosh-en-prep_phrase-nItcXuVK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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