Daily life
in a pinch
when urgently needed or in difficulty
In a pinch means when you have a problem or urgently need something and must use whatever is available.
Hear it in real life
We have run out of chairs.
In a pinch, people can sit on the floor.
In a pinch, you can use your phone as a torch.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can use this in a pinch of time.
Say: I can use this in a pinch.
“In a pinch” is a fixed expression meaning “in an emergency”; do not add “of time” after “pinch.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
in a pinch, you can; work in a pinch
Your turn: say it out loud
In a pinch, you can use your phone as a torch.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
in a pinch
when urgently needed or in difficulty
“In a pinch, you can use your phone as a torch.”
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