squeeze (redirected from squeezer)

be someone's main squeeze (American, informal)

to be the person that someone has a romantic or sexual relationship with. Didn't you know? Jennifer is Bob's main squeeze.

See also: main

put the squeeze on someone/something

1. to try to influence a person or organization to make them act in the way you want. Human rights activists hope the US president will put the squeeze on the island's rulers.

2. to cause problems for someone, especially by making it difficult for them to achieve something. The recession has put the squeeze on many small businesses.

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put the squeeze on someone/something

to put pressure on someone or something. I hate telephone calls that put the squeeze on me to contribute to something, even to something obviously good. Higher numbers of commuters using buses and trains have put the squeeze on public transportation.

squeeze someone/something out (of something)

to prevent someone or something from having an opportunity. High prices for houses squeezed many people out of the market. Big Fellow Hamburger Stands tried illegally to squeeze out its competitors.

squeeze something out of someone/something

to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn't like to tell the truth, and you had to squeeze it out of him.