under the cosh

phrase

British, informal

: in a difficult situation

They put us under the cosh for most of the game.

Examples of under the cosh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

City were not exactly under the cosh at the end, but Guardiola spent the final few minutes signalling to his side to go to five at the back, with Fernando dropping in from midfield. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The findings are just the latest in a long line of stories suggesting that consumers, already under the cosh from persistent inflation, are feeling the weight of an uncertain economy. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

They were put under the cosh thereafter, as the Colombian side turned up the pressure and got an equalizer at the half-hour mark. — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for under the cosh

• backwash
• downwash
• mouthwash
• outwash
• panache
• whitewash
• bosh
• frosh
• gosh
• josh
• posh
• quash