feel the pinch
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Be affected by hardship, especially straitened finances. For example, This job pays much less, so we're bound to feel the pinch. [Mid-1800s]
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What does "dignity" mean?
Words nearby feel the pinch
feel one's way, feel out, feel out of place, feel put upon, feel someone up, feel the pinch, feel up to, feen, fee simple, fee-splitting, feet
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