Under Pressure Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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under pressure What does under pressure mean?	experiencing something that causes stress or anxiety	The boy's father is always under pressure at work.
under pressure What does under pressure mean?	experiencing something that causes stress or anxiety	The boy's father is always under pressure at work.
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Just in the nick of time What does "Just in the nick of time" mean?	If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.

live it up What does "live it up" mean?	have a good time	He likes to live it up every weekend when he gets paid.
keep one`s mouth shut What does "keep one`s mouth shut" mean?	to be/stay silent	I tried hard to keep my mouth shut during the boring speech.
catch one`s breath What does "catch one`s breath" mean?	to stop to rest and regain one`s normal breathing	After running from the station it took me a moment to catch my breath.
hanging over (someone's) head What does "hanging over (someone's) head" mean?	to be worrying someone and be something that you will eventually have to deal with	The court case has been hanging over my friend's head for many months.
cop a plea What does "cop a plea" mean?	to plead guilty to a crime in order to get a lesser penalty	The man was forced to cop a plea when the evidence against him became too strong to dispute.
cut and dried What does "cut and dried" mean?	to be previously decided, to be prearranged	The decision was cut and dried and nobody asked for our opinion.

a falling-out (with someone) What does "a falling-out (with someone)" mean?	a disagreement or quarrel with someone	We had a falling-out during our holiday and we have not spoken since.
think twice (before doing something) What does "think twice (before doing something)" mean?	to consider carefully whether one should do something	I told my cousin to think twice before he decides to quit his job.
get to the heart of (something) What does "get to the heart of (something)" mean?	to understand the most important/essential thing about something	It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the problem with the new computer.
live down (something) What does "live down (something)" mean?	remove blame or distrust by good conduct, cause something to be forgiven by not repeating it	Our supervisor is trying to live down his reputation of being a hard person to work for.
fit in with (someone or something) What does "fit in with (someone or something)" mean?	to be comfortable or in harmony with someone or something	The new boy fits in with the other children very well.

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Under Pressure Idiom