Emotions & feelings
be under pressure
feel stressed by demands
If you are under pressure, you feel stressed because people or circumstances expect a lot from you.
Hear it in real life
How is your brother coping with his exams?
He is under a lot of pressure at the moment.
I was under a lot of pressure to finish the report by Friday.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Students are under many pressures before exams.
Say: Students are under a lot of pressure before exams.
In this meaning, "pressure" is normally uncountable.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be under pressure; be under a lot of pressure; put someone under pressure
Your turn: say it out loud
I was under a lot of pressure to finish the report by Friday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be under pressure
feel stressed by demands
“I was under a lot of pressure to finish the report by Friday.”
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