To 'feel the pinch' means to suffer from a lack of money or financial hardship.
The idiom 'to feel the pinch' means to experience financial difficulties or hardship.
| Idiom | to feel the pinch |
|---|---|
| Definition | to suffer from problems (usually money problems) |
| Examples | - I won't be able to go on holiday this year. I'm feeling the pinch at the moment. - Car manufactures are feeling the pinch of the current high price of oil. - However, like every other medium or small sized brewer, Gunther was feeling the pinch of competition from the large national brewers. - The US Treasury last week felt the pinch of a tight money market. |
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