Mettre sous pression
Example: Le manager met sous pression son équipe avant la présentation.
Definition
"Mettre sous pression" means to apply pressure or stress on someone or something, often to influence their actions or decisions. For example, a manager might "mettre sous pression" their team before a presentation to motivate or push them to perform better.
Etymology
The phrase "mettre sous pression" comes from French, combining "mettre" meaning 'to put' and "pression" meaning 'pressure.' It literally means 'to put under pressure,' reflecting the physical concept of pressure applied to an object, extended metaphorically to psychological or social pressure.
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"Mettre sous pression" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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to put under pressure