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Buriburi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Pressure was on/ pressure was up on

Hi

As the title suggests,
Can I replace the part in question with "pressure was up on him"?

When Phil Davis was put on the UFC's second Fox card against Rashad Evans, he knew the pressure was on.

When Phil Davis was put on the UFC's second Fox card against Rashad Evans, he knew the pressure was up on him.

I want to stress the idea that the pressure was "approaching".
Does this work, and has the intended meaning?

Thanks
  

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Your second sentence does not work.
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Hi Mr. M. Thank you for the reply.
Okay, so can you give me some suggestion? Is there a way to make it correct ?
What about "he knew the pressure was coming up on him" ?
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Use the original: he knew the pressure was on. There is no need to change the idiom.
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Okay then, I must be trying something that's not even possible.
Thank you for your input. :-)
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