- when the crunch comes
- when there is less money, when the economy fails
When the crunch comes, we'll have our mortgage paid off!
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when the crunch comes
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when it comes to the crunch — when a situation becomes serious or an important decision has to be made. You know that when it comes to the crunch, she will do what needs to be done. Usage notes: also used in the form at crunch time with the same meaning: She s the kind of… … New idioms dictionary
when it comes to the crunch — if/when it comes to the crunch ► when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made: »If it comes to the crunch, we ll have no alternative but to sell up. Main Entry: ↑crunch … Financial and business terms
when it comes to the crunch — if/when it comes to the crunch if you talk about what someone will do if it comes to the crunch, you mean what they will do if a situation becomes serious or they have to make an important decision. If it comes to the crunch, will she play well… … New idioms dictionary
crunch — [[t]krʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] crunches, crunching, crunched 1) VERB If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth. [V n] She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly... [V into/on n] Richard crunched… … English dictionary
crunch — crunchable, adj. /krunch/, v.t. 1. to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise. 2. to crush or grind noisily. 3. to tighten or squeeze financially: The administration s policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation. v.i … Universalium
crunch — [[t]krʌntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to chew with a sharp crushing noise 2) to crush or grind noisily 3) cvb to condense: Crunch the first page into one paragraph[/ex] 4) bus to squeeze financially 5) cmp to manipulate or process (numbers or data)… … From formal English to slang
crunch — 1. verb she hungrily crunched the apple Syn: munch, chomp, bite into 2. noun, informal when the crunch comes, she ll be forced to choose Syn: moment of truth, critical point, crux, crisis, decision time, zero hour, point of no return; … Thesaurus of popular words
if/when it comes to the crunch — ► when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made: »If it comes to the crunch, we ll have no alternative but to sell up. Main Entry: ↑crunch … Financial and business terms
if it comes to the crunch — if/when it comes to the crunch ► when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made: »If it comes to the crunch, we ll have no alternative but to sell up. Main Entry: ↑crunch … Financial and business terms
if it comes to the crunch — if/when it comes to the crunch if you talk about what someone will do if it comes to the crunch, you mean what they will do if a situation becomes serious or they have to make an important decision. If it comes to the crunch, will she play well… … New idioms dictionary
