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 | ||