TURN UP THE HEAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Apply great or increased pressure

Example:

The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election

Synonyms:

turn up the heat; turn up the pressure

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "turn up the heat" is one way to...):

coerce; force; hale; pressure; squeeze (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means)

Sentence frames:

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