An instance, occasion, or time of special difficulty; a critical juncture; a crisis, an emergency. Chiefly in at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch…
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| 释义 | the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adverb] > at a pinch (5) at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489 An instance, occasion, or time of special difficulty; a critical juncture; a crisis, an emergency. Chiefly in at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch… by the shift1665 by the shift: by way of makeshift; ‘at a pinch’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.). So on a shift. Now dialect. at (also on, upon) a stress1672 at (also on, upon) a stress: if absolutely necessary, in an emergency, at a pinch. Obsolete. on a shift1842 by the shift: by way of makeshift; ‘at a pinch’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.). So on a shift. Now dialect. at or upon a squeeze1892 colloquial. ator upon a squeeze, at a pinch. |
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