under the cosh BrE informal

And for a period of time we were under the cosh.

Respect to them as they have put us right under the cosh.

We had them under the cosh but they were dangerous on the break.

Even when they had us under the cosh, we scrambled well.

I think we were under the cosh for quite a large portion of the game but came away with a 3-1 win.

I wonder what she might say if Italy was under the cosh?

It just seemed the right thing to do with everyone under the cosh and feeling pretty miserable,' he said.

Most companies around the world are under the cosh from the worst economic crisis in decades.

Nobody is forced to live under the cosh of their cultures.

This should keep the euro under the cosh in the coming weeks.

“Liverpool are a great side, we knew we’d be under the cosh.

That was the only real spell they had us under the cosh and perhaps we just couldn't deal with it.

He couldn't hack it when under the cosh, they said.

Rangers were never under the cosh at any stage during the match.

Holland seemingly more under the cosh this half than last.

However, just as in the first half, the team who had been under the cosh managed to fashion a goal out of nothing.

"We were under the cosh for a while but our resilience and character showed up."

But we are not going to be under the cosh.”

We can also think more clearly when we are under the cosh.

Chesterfield were now under the cosh but holding out well.

Always at his best under the cosh, loved victories on French soil.

And their scrummage was also under the cosh all afternoon.

Wales were a different team from the opening period as they put Ireland under the cosh.

To be honest we were under the cosh for long periods and lucky to take a point.

“We played well at times under the cosh a bit, but to get out of it was fantastic.