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squeeze by (someone or something)

to manage just to press oneself past someone or something. The hall was crowded and I had to squeeze by a number of rotund gentlemen. I squeezed by the crowd and ran on to my appointment.

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squeeze by

v.

1. To force one's way past someone or something: I had to squeeze by the flight attendant to get to the bathroom. The vote on this bill will be close, but I think we can squeeze it by.

2. To succeed just barely in passing an obstacle, such as a competition or evaluation: The student squeezed by with a D minus.

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