feel the pinch
idiom
: to experience the problems caused by not having enough money or by paying higher costs
We are starting to feel the pinch of high fuel costs.
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Here’s what to know about which products face price hikes as a result of the new tariffs:
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Coffee drinkers may feel the pinch of new tariffs, analysts said.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 July 2025
The same could be true for manufacturers, who could feel the pinch from costlier goods imported from abroad, said Noah Yosif, chief economist at the American Staffing Agency.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Either way, residents, especially our seniors, small businesses, children, and working families, feel the pinch.
—Lisa J. Marotta, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Colleges and universities, notably smaller institutions with limited administrative capacity, could also feel the pinch.
—Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 July 2025
The same could be true for manufacturers, who could feel the pinch from costlier goods imported from abroad, said Noah Yosif, chief economist at the American Staffing Agency.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Either way, residents, especially our seniors, small businesses, children, and working families, feel the pinch.
—Lisa J. Marotta, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Colleges and universities, notably smaller institutions with limited administrative capacity, could also feel the pinch.
—Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Feel the pinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20pinch. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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