no pressure
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3.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
no hay presión
- There was absolutely no pressure put on him.
- feels no pressure
There's an empty frame and no pressure on my kids to have kids.
- There's an empty frame and no pressure on my kids to have kids.
- No competition there or no pressure there with that last name.
- And as I said, there is no pressure to stay subscribed.
- He's saying no pressure from me, I'm here to serve you.
- But what I loved is that there was no pressure for me to be anything other than myself.
- And it's like, listen, just go, no pressure.
- I will leave the link down below or you can buy it no pressure.
- And then it was a three day shoot and we did it and it was a blast because there was no pressure.
- Really under no pressure for the first year and then second year and then when you become a pro, that's when it really kicks in.
- You guys here, so that's why I have you list your past and all this and Jane will have a table out there and if you want to talk to her about it, no pressure and all that.
- They're bad for customers and for workers as monopolists are under no pressure to innovate and can keep prices high and wages low.
- No demands, no pressure, no asks, all gratification.
- I'm just the ultra confident when there's no pressure, the the pressure.
Examples
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With no pressure to be loyal to any particular group, it's easier for me to avoid engaging in groupthink.
Academic text (2010) -
There was no pressure to appear extremely devout.
Academic text (2008) -
There is absolutely no pressure, things can only get better.
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But what I loved is that there was no pressure for me to be anything other than myself.
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Now the director to my right is saying no pressure, just have fun.
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So you should feel no pressure to produce a quick response.
Fiction book (1991) -
The record company has put no pressure on me for the next album.
Blog text (32) -
No pressure from your family, no need to be the person everyone else expects you to be.
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And as I said, there is no pressure to stay subscribed.
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I told her there's no pressure to finish the project quickly, so she can take her time.
Synonyms
1
6.6
Not needing attention right away
Freedom from stress or need to do well in a task
Calm and free from stress or force
Not feeling stressed or hurried
A situation with little stress or urgency
Not needing immediate attention or action
Antonyms
How Pressured
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'no' negates 'pressure' (stress, urgency), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means there is no obligation or urgency. Although often used as a conversational discourse marker, the sense remains literal and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
No pressure comes from a simple picture: imagine someone pressing on your back or shoulders to push you to act. When there is pressure there is a push, so if someone says no pressure nothing is pushing you and you can relax and take your time, which is why it means 'no obligation' or 'no hurry'.