Many families feel the pinch when food prices rise.
feel the pinch
idiomTo suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure.
With the cost of rent increasing so quickly, many young professionals are starting to feel the pinch.
As the economic recession deepened, even the most successful small businesses began to feel the pinch of reduced consumer spending.
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feel around
To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is actively searching for it.
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feel for
To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
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feel free
To feel able without giving offense.
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feel one's way
To do by guesswork, erring on the side of caution.
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feel out
To attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.
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feel someone's collar
To arrest someone.
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feel up
To grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.
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half-inch
[Cockney slang]pinch