Turn Up The Heat (Verb)
Meaning
Apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The activists turned up the heat on the politician to take action on climate change.
- Environmentalists turned up the heat on the corporation to reduce its emissions.
- The board of directors turned up the heat on the CEO to recover the company's losses.
- Protesters turned up the heat on the government to pass the new legislation.
- The union turned up the heat on management to negotiate for better working conditions.