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English verb: turn up the heat | |||
| 1. | turn up the heat (social) apply great or increased pressure | ||
| Samples | The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election. | ||
| Synonyms | turn up the pressure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | ||
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