put pressure on

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.

See also: pressure, put

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.

See also: pressure, put

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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.

See also: pressure, put