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at a pinch
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*** used to say that you could do something if necessary in a difficult or urgent situation, but it will be difficult, not perfect, or not what you would really like
Dialect
British
British
Примеры
Her appointments for the following week could, at a pinch, be postponed.
Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
