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put pressure on

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put (the) pressure on someone (to do something)
to make demands on someone; to try to get someone to do something. Please don't put pressure on me to go there! We put the pressure on him to get him to come, but he refused.
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put pressure on something

to apply weight or pressure to something. (See also put (the) pressure on someone (to do something).) Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Put some pressure on the papers to flatten them out.
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put pressure on somebody/something
to influence someone or something strongly, usually intentionally He's putting pressure on me to change my mind. New companies are putting pressure on established firms to lower their prices.
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The Palestinians "are waiting for the United States to put pressure on Israel so it respects international law, so it takes up the road map" towards peace, he said, according to publication's Spanish translation.
The Palestinians "are waiting for the United States to put pressure on Israel so it respects international law, so it takes up the road map" towards peace, he said, according to publication's Spanish translation.
Riley Walton continued to put pressure on the opposition, and ended up with a fabulous goal for his efforts created from a great throw-in by Danny Gillespie.
 
 
 
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