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11press-gang — press gang1 v [T] 1.) press gang sb into doing sth informal to force someone to do something ▪ I don t want to press gang you into doing something you re not happy with. 2.) to force men to work on a ship, by taking them from the streets done in… …
12press the panic button — press/push/the panic button informal phrase to become very worried about something bad that happens and react suddenly instead of thinking about it calmly The thought of turning 50 makes me want to press the panic button. Thesaurus: to worry or… …
13press*/*/*/ — [pres] noun I 1) the press newspapers and news magazines, or the journalists who work on them the national/local/American press[/ex] the popular/tabloid press[/ex] She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue.[/ex] 2)… …
14press — ▪ I. press press 1 [pres] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to try hard to persuade someone to do something: • Investor Harold Simmons is pressing to have the company s annual meeting delayed. press somebody to do something • Finance Ministry… …
15press sb about sth — UK US press sb about/on sth Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to try hard to persuade someone to tell you something: »Although he was pressed on the matter by journalists, the minister refused to disclose any further details …
16press sb about/on sth — UK US press sb about/on sth Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to try hard to persuade someone to tell you something: »Although he was pressed on the matter by journalists, the minister refused to disclose any further details …
17press sb on sth — UK US press sb about/on sth Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to try hard to persuade someone to tell you something: »Although he was pressed on the matter by journalists, the minister refused to disclose any further details …
18press ahead — UK US press ahead/on Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to start or continue doing something in a determined way, although it is difficult: press ahead/on with sth »Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ahead with the… …
19press ahead/on — UK US press ahead/on Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to start or continue doing something in a determined way, although it is difficult: press ahead/on with sth »Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ahead with the… …
20press on — UK US press ahead/on Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to start or continue doing something in a determined way, although it is difficult: press ahead/on with sth »Most of the delegates said they wanted to press ahead with the… …
