turn up the heat

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turn up the heat - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"

turn up the pressure

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"; "He squeezed her for information"

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