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turn up the heat

DEFINITIONS OF: turn up the heat

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v apply great or increased pressure

“The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election”
Synonyms:
turn up the pressure
Type of:
coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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