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in a pinch
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in a pinchadverb
In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in a pinch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in a pinch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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The CHNS could be that people who drink more tea avoid or less often drink more harmful sugary drinks or equivalent, or that they have other health behaviors that lead them to have lower risks of type 2 diabetes, the findings need to be taken with a very large pinch of salt( or cup of tea).
They're taking the Chinese central bank at its word, but I'm still taking those comments with a pinch of salt, selling short-term rallies on the FTSE would still seem to be a sensible strategy to play.
Something like this happens, and you pinch yourself, i'm pinching Robbie Williams again... And I just don't want to get too overwhelmed because I know how big the stage is.
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact [on us]as it has on many countries around the world. We announced strict measures from the very start of the pandemic and put in place a series of regulations that helped contain the number of our cases and avoid overwhelming our health system, financially, were feeling the pinch.
Every pinch hurts, suppliers are telling us to prepare for higher prices. One chicken now might cost a dollar more, but where will I get the extra money I need to buy 100 birds for sale ? Will my customers also accept the costs ?
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