Feel the pinch
feel the pinch /fi:l ðə pintʃ/
手头紧，感到手头拮据
This phrase means that someone is short of money due to some reasons.
这个短语指的是某人因某种原因而生活拮据。
手头紧是钱不够用，经济不宽裕的一种说法。生活中小伙伴们应该也多多少少经历过，有时候在冲动性地购物消费后，之后的日子就“手头紧”，全靠“吃土”和朋友“救济”才熬了过去。
His father has lost his job for several weeks, so they feel the pinch now.
他父亲几周前失业了，所以他们现在生活有些拮据。
Because of her mother's illness, she feels the pinch these days.
应为她母亲的病，她最近生活很拮据。
