"Feel the pinch" nghĩa là gì?

Kinh tế khó khăn quá, lấy nhau cũng khó. Photo courtesy Denis Bogomolov.

'Feel the pinch' nghĩa là túng quẫn, túng tiền (be affected by hardship, especially straitened finances).

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