| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | he put the squeeze on small businesses | он обложил данью мелких предпринимателей |
| gen. | put the squeeze | придавить (on 4uzhoj) |
| fig. | put the squeeze | нажимать (on someone: Ну, так жали его, жали, нажимали, нажимали, ну и повинился: "Не на панели, дескать, нашел, а в фатере нашел, в которой мы с Митреем мазали". – So they put the squeeze on him until he finally came out with it: "It weren't on the pavement I found 'em – it were in the digs me and Mitrei were painting." (Достоевский, Преступление и наказание)) |
| gen. | put the squeeze | пережать (Pressure puts the squeeze on nerve pathways and blood vessels, so the nerves can't transmit signals properly, and the blood vessels can't bring oxygen and nutrients to the nerves. 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | put the squeeze on | дожимать (someone) |
| idiom. | put the squeeze on | свернуть в бараний рог (george serebryakov) |
| Игорь Миг, inf. | put the squeeze on | жестить |
| slang | put the squeeze on | кричать на (someone – кого-либо) |
| jarg. | put the squeeze on | нажать (someone  thefreedictionary.com Kateh) |
| inf. | put the squeeze on | наезжать |
| Makarov. | put the squeeze on | оказать на кого-либо давление (someone) |
| Makarov. | put the squeeze on | оказать нажим на (someone – кого-либо) |
| gen. | put the squeeze on | дожимать (someone Lavrov) |
| fig.of.sp. | put the squeeze on him, only then will he work | без принуждения он работать не станет (досл. "Надави на него, и только тогда он начнет работать". Maeldune) |
| inf. | put the squeeze on someone until they do something | дожать (кого-либо: He still hasn't agreed to sign the contract, but we'll put the squeeze on him until he does. – Он пока не согласился подписать контракт, но мы его дожмём.) |
