I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pinch of salt (= a very small amount )
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a pinch of salt
pinch of snuff
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He took a pinch of snuff .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
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It was one of the slimmest, and the envelopes in it were pinched in slightly by the pressure of the bands.
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She always had on a brown cotton smock which was pinched in around the waist with a wide leather belt.
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He was breathing quickly, his nostrils pinching in as he thought of the coming confrontation with his wife.
out
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To obtain good bushy plants, keep pinching out the tips.
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He pinched out one candle and took the other to light his way down.
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Breathless and dizzy, Nicholas found and pinched out his fuse, and looked across gasping to John.
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And would be more so when she could steel herself to pinch out the little chin and make it weak.
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When the tomato plants have set four trusses of fruit, pinch out the growing tips.
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When the bean vine reaches the top of the cane, pinch out the growing point.
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Perilla frutescens Purple-bronze leaves, a little like a coleus. Pinch out growing tip to make bushy.
■ NOUN
cheek
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She reached over and pinched his cheeks .
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Then he shook Changez's hand twice and pinched his cheeks .
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Life has to pinch your cheeks hard to make you happy.
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Shop assistants abandon customers to pinch its cheek .
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She showed me his face, pinching his cheeks , and offered him.
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She demonstrated her dexterity by managing to pinch my cheek while wearing elbow-length white gloves.
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He pinched Converse on the cheek .
face
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Her assailants had covered her face and pinched her nose so that she could not breathe.
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By morning his face was dark and pinched , his feet and hands cold and blue.
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His face was greyish and pinched , his eyes, when he raised them, inflamed.
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She showed me his face , pinching his cheeks, and offered him.
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I slapped my face and pinched my thighs till they hurt.
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His pale eyes, looking briefly at me, had a hostile appearance; his face was pinched .
■ VERB
feel
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They feel pinched by rising costs in repairs and housing.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take sth with a pinch/grain of salt
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But since he never even notices that Howard is himself Howard takes this with a pinch of salt .
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I try to take everything with a grain of salt .
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We took her to a psychic reader about a month ago-we take that with a grain of salt .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dad! Katy just pinched me!
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Stop pinching me!
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These shoes pinch my toes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He pinched some out and cleaned it on a crumpled paper bag, not knowing what to say.
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He pinched the last quarter inch of his cigarette tightly, and sucked on it so hard it squeaked.
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It was one of the slimmest, and the envelopes in it were pinched in slightly by the pressure of the bands.
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She pinched her own arm until it was black and blue.
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These fellows for fun would pinch one and put it on another step, and do this going all down the road.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
pleat
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Allow a little extra for pinch pleat tape in order to balance your pleats.
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These pleats are also of a predetermined size and therefore any adjustment is limited, as with pinch pleat tape.
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It should be treated in the same way as pinch pleat tape.
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Hand pinch pleat A hand pinch pleat heading, producing sharp, crisp pleats, is far superior to a taped version.
■ VERB
feel
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Chichester was not the only Sussex town to feel the pinch of economic decay.
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Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch .
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Schools in the poorest areas, already short of resources, are certainly feeling the pinch .
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Small businesses dependent on the government also are feeling the pinch .
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Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20 and its clear commuters are feeling the pinch .
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He felt the pinch of depravity.
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In addition, parish priests were feeling the pinch through reduced income from alms and tithes.
take
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While the first statement is no doubt true, the second must be taken with a pinch of salt.
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I felt the mud under my hands, then quickly took a pinch into my mouth.
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She took a pinch of snuff in her hand and sprinkled it over the note murmuring something under her breath.
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Even Big Macs at times need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
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But since he never even notices that Howard is himself Howard takes this with a pinch of salt.
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But she dipped her thumb and forefinger into the bag and took out a pinch of snuff.
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She saw me looking at her and thrusting the bag under my nose invited me to take a pinch .
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This means that the figures quoted in this paragraph have to be taken with a small pinch of salt.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Grandma gave us both a pinch on the cheek.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among insurance companies, he could win any case in a pinch .
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At significant times in the day we have got real pinch points on corridors, particularly motorways.
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Duquette, pinch hitting for manager Kevin Kennedy, voiced his views at a BoSox Club luncheon.
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Hunt evening coat, waistcoat fitting him with the same exact pinch as waistcoats had when he was twenty.
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I take all that fame with a pinch of salt.
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Mark on veins and pinch base together to shape.
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Not quirky little ritual habit-forming, like throwing a pinch of spilled salt over your shoulder, but slow suicide habit-forming.
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Small businesses dependent on the government also are feeling the pinch .