squeeze sb out

squeeze sb out
UK US squeeze sb/sth out
Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS
to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »

Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their bids were too low.

squeeze sb out of sth »

Foreign competition is squeezing domestic suppliers out of the market.

be/get squeezed out of sth »

Thousands of real estate agents are getting squeezed out of the business, casualties of one of the worst housing slumps in history.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • squeeze (something) out of — (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to squeeze it out of him …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …   Financial and business terms

  • squeeze sth out of sb — UK US squeeze sth out of/from sth/sb Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to get as much as you can from something or someone, especially in a way that makes problems for them: »The Treasury is continuing its… …   Financial and business terms

  • squeeze (something) out of someone — squeeze (something) out of (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze (something) out of something — squeeze (something) out of (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze blood out of a turnip — (USA) When people say that you can t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don t have …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • squeeze something out of somebody — ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb derived to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc • to squeeze a confession from a suspect Main entry: ↑squeezederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • squeeze something out from somebody — ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb derived to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc • to squeeze a confession from a suspect Main entry: ↑squeezederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • squeeze someone out of — squeeze (someone/something) out (of (something)) to prevent someone or something from having an opportunity. High prices for houses squeezed many people out of the market. Big Fellow Hamburger Stands tried illegally to squeeze out its competitors …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze something out of — squeeze (someone/something) out (of (something)) to prevent someone or something from having an opportunity. High prices for houses squeezed many people out of the market. Big Fellow Hamburger Stands tried illegally to squeeze out its competitors …   New idioms dictionary

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