squeeze sth out of/from sth/sb
phrasal verbwithsqueezeverb[T]FINANCE,ECONOMICSuk/skwiːz/us
to get as much as you can from something or someone,especiallyin a way that makesproblemsfor them:
The Treasury iscontinuingitseffortstosqueezemoreincomefrom thecorporatesector.
Companies couldn'thireenoughpeopletokeepup withdemandandthereforehad tosqueezemoreworkout ofemployees.