squeeze out
To press something to get liquid out of it, or to push someone out of a job or market gradually
Meanings
To force liquid or a substance out of something by pressing or squeezing
"She squeezed out the last drops of shampoo from the bottle."
To force a person, company, or competitor out of a market or position through economic or competitive pressure
"The arrival of the large supermarket gradually squeezed out all the small independent grocers in the town."
To manage to produce or obtain something with great effort or from limited supply
"The manager tried to squeeze a few more months of use out of the ageing machinery."
Has both a literal sense (squeezing liquid from a tube or cloth) and a common figurative sense (forcing a competitor or person out of a market, job, or position through pressure). The figurative sense is very common in business and economics journalism.
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