Idiom
tight squeeze
Meaning
A small amount of space shared by numerous people or things
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The small elevator is a tight squeeze for four people.”
“We had to fit all our luggage into the tiny car, which made for a very tight squeeze during the long drive.”
“Although the historic theater was charming, the narrow rows of wooden seats proved a tight squeeze for the audience members throughout the long performance.”
Examples
simple
“The small elevator is a tight squeeze for four people.”
contextual
“We had to fit all our luggage into the tiny car, which made for a very tight squeeze during the long drive.”
complex
“Although the historic theater was charming, the narrow rows of wooden seats proved a tight squeeze for the audience members throughout the long performance.”
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