put (someone) under the cosh

To force (someone) to contend with a difficult or stressful situation; to put (someone) under pressure or difficulty. Primarily heard in UK. Local businesses have been increasingly put under the cosh by the austerity measures imposed by the government after the economic crash. Middlesbrough has really been putting Manchester United under the cosh in this second half.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alise (1)	-	Latvian
Coleman	['kəulmən]
AimÉE	e-ME	French
Lumi	LOO-mee	Finnish
Samu	SAH-moo (Finnish)	Hungarian, Finnish
Colten	KOL-tən	English (Modern)