squeeze through

Idioms  

1. Also, squeeze by. Manage to pass, win, or survive by a narrow margin, as in We squeezed through the second round of playoffs, or There was just enough food stored in the cabin for us to squeeze by until the hurricane ended. This idiom uses squeeze in the sense of “succeed by means of compression.” [c. 1700] Also see squeak by.

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squeeze through

McKay climbed the back fence and tried to squeeze through an 8-by-12-inch doggie door that led to a back washroom.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The lane was about 500 feet wide, just enough for a supertanker to squeeze through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

But bighorn — with their broad, curved horns — can’t squeeze through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

The visitors pulled one back through Bryan Mbeumo with 15 minutes to go and United looked like they might squeeze through when Harry Maguire went on to level in the 89th minute.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

I squeeze through my row and back down the stairs, feeling like every eye in the stadium is on me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli