tight squeeze

Idioms and Phrases

A difficulty caused by too little time or space, or too little credit or funds. For example, It will be a tight squeeze to get there on time, or I don't know if the sofa will go through the door; it's a tight squeeze , or The company's in a tight squeeze because of poor cash flow . This idiom uses tight in the sense of “too narrow or constricted.” [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

Not far from the sign, Marini walks through a narrow opening in a stack of boulders — a tight squeeze when rescuers are carrying someone out on a stretcher.

From Los Angeles Times

The family and their three dogs had to stay with Catherine's parents, which was a tight squeeze.

From BBC

With pipes coming together in a confined area, it was a tight squeeze to make repairs, with only one worker at a time working in the manhole accessing the junction.

From Seattle Times

The difference for now is that the Conservatives say they can deliver a further tight squeeze on public spending after the election, by delivering new AI-fuelled enhancements to productivity in public services.

From BBC

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service posted a photo of a "curious cat" that got into a "tight squeeze" in Preston.

From BBC

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