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felt the pinch

felt the pinch is the simple past and past participle of feel the pinch.

Meaning of feel the pinch

Verb

feel the pinch (third-person singular simple present feels the pinch, present participle feeling the pinch, simple past and past participle felt the pinch)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure.
    • Working-class families are feeling the pinch in the wake of the recession.

Questions about felt the pinch

What is felt the pinch the simple past and past participle of?
Felt the pinch is the simple past and past participle of feel the pinch.

Words near felt the pinch in the dictionary

  1. felt someone's collar
  2. felt sorry for
  3. felt ten feet tall
  4. felt the Bern
  5. felt the burn
  6. felt the pinch
  7. felt tip
  8. felt tips
  9. felt up
  10. felt-tip
  11. felt-tip pen

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