English Expression · Intermediate
pressure cooker
A stressful situation that is liable to erupt
Pronunciation: say pressure cooker
Meaning
A stressful situation that is liable to erupt.
Example
Wall Street hopes that economic deprivation will turn up the pressure cooker on internal relations.
Wall Street hopes that economic deprivation will turn up the pressure cooker on internal relations.
Practice tips
- Practice pressure cooker out loud — read the pronunciation guide above and repeat.
- Use it in your own sentence today; reuse beats rereading.
- Pay attention to context: this English expression is for intermediate-level learners.