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at-a-pinch

Prepositional phrase
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal, idiomatic) By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky.
Adverb
  1. (idiomatic) In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.
Origin

at + a + pinch (“tight squeeze”)

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  • feel-the-pinch
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  • topinch
  • pinchlike
  • pinch roller
  • pinch-hitting
  • pince-nez
  • pinch-hitters
  • pinches-of-salt

WORDS NEAR at-a-pinch IN THE DICTIONARY


  • at-a-loose-end
  • at-a-loss
  • at-a-loss-for-words
  • at-a-moment-s-notice
  • at-a-pinch
  • at-a-premium
  • at-a-rate-of-knots
  • at-a-single-stroke
  • at-a-stand
  • at-a-stroke
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