intolerable pressure
Frequency: 6.24.5 per million words
stress that is too difficult to bear
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Examples (10)
- The manager resigned because he was under intolerable pressure to meet sales targets.
- She felt an intolerable pressure to succeed in her academic career.
- The scandal placed the government under intolerable pressure to call an election.
- Rising inflation is putting intolerable pressure on family budgets.
- He finally cracked under the intolerable pressure of the police investigation.
- The rescue team worked under intolerable pressure to save the trapped miners.
- Constant media scrutiny creates intolerable pressure for young celebrities.
- The heavy debt placed an intolerable pressure on their marriage.
- Employees complained about the intolerable pressure from upper management.
- It is dangerous to put children under such intolerable pressure to perform.