Tight Squeeze Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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tight squeeze What does tight squeeze mean?	a difficult financial situation	Our company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year.
tight squeeze What does tight squeeze mean?	a difficult financial situation	Our company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year.
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live in an ivory tower What does "live in an ivory tower" mean?	be unaware of the realities of everyday life	The university professor lives in an ivory tower and does not seem to understand what is going on in the world.
make no mistake (about something) What does "make no mistake (about something)" mean?	have no doubt about something, be certain about something	I told the man to make no mistake about the fact that he was not permitted to park his car in our parking area.
TAFN What does "TAFN" mean?	that's all for now
for fear of (something) What does "for fear of (something)" mean?	because of the fear of something	We stayed home all weekend for fear of getting hit by the big storm.
stud-muffin What does "stud-muffin" mean?	very handsome, sexy male
jump down (someone`s) throat What does "jump down (someone`s) throat" mean?	criticize or become angry with someone	As soon as I reached the office my boss jumped down my throat over the missing file.
put ideas into (someone's) head What does "put ideas into (someone's) head" mean?	to suggest something to someone	The girl's best friend is always putting ideas into her head.
walk all over (an opponent) What does "walk all over (an opponent)" mean?	win a game easily	They walked all over the other team at the soccer tournament.
fish in troubled waters What does "fish in troubled waters" mean?	to involve oneself in a difficult or confused or dangerous situation in order to get something	The woman was fishing in troubled waters when she began to ask questions about the crime.

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Tight Squeeze Idiom