pressure-cooker
See also: pressure cooker
English
Adjective
pressure-cooker (not comparable)
- (of a situation) characterized by intense pressure.
- 2015 November 2, “Of babies and money”, in The Nanyang Chronicle, page 18:
- The constant pressure-cooker atmosphere in Singapore [...] already leaves us with barely enough time to engage in unstructured activities.
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