Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the cosh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
un-der- the -cosh
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

subjected to (figurative) pressure; under the gun

British usage; Informal

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What does under the cosh mean?
subjected to (figurative) pressure; under the gun

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