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apply more pressure

[əˈplaɪ mɔːr ˈprɛʃər]
verb phrase
exercer mais pressão
1. to increase the amount of force or stress applied to something or someone
The doctor told me to apply more pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
O médico me disse para exercer mais pressão na ferida para parar o sangramento.
2. to intensify efforts to persuade, coerce, or influence someone into compliance
The manager decided to apply more pressure on the team to meet the deadline.
O gerente decidiu exercer mais pressão sobre a equipe para cumprir o prazo.
3. to increase intensity or force in a physical action or task
Apply more pressure when you squeeze the lemon to extract more juice.
Exerça mais pressão ao apertar o limão para extrair mais suco.
NYC Slang
turn up the heat
Synonyms
increase pressurepress harderintensify effortsexert more forcetighten the screws
Antonyms
reduce pressureease pressuredecrease forcelighten uprelax

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
exercer mais pressão
standard and most commonly used
São Paulo
apertar mais
informal variant meaning 'to tighten' or 'to squeeze more'
Rio de Janeiro
meter mais pressão
colloquial variant used in informal contexts
Portugal
exercer mais pressão
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

apply more pressure on someone
put the squeeze on
turn up the pressure
lean on someone
tighten the screws
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