squeezesomethingout ofsomeone
phrasal verbwithsqueezeverbuk/skwiːz/us/skwiːz/
informal(alsosqueezesomethingfromsomeone)topersuadeorforcesomeone to give youmoneyorinformation:
During thenegotiations, theunionmanagedtosqueezeseveralconcessionsfrom themanagement.
Causing somebody to act
- arm-twisting
- bludgeon
- bounce
- bouncesomeoneintosomething
- bulldoze
- bully
- forcibly
- holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
- impel
- impose
- jolt
- railroad
- ramsomethingintosomeone
- reduce
- reducesomeonetosomething
- reimpose
- reimposition
- slap
- squeeze
- trap