To have in a pinch
Hi,
“I have contact lenses in my backpack but I put another pair in my luggage to have in a pinch.”
I came across this phrase on a website where people were discussing how to travel with contact lenses.
I’m not sure though what ‘to have in a pinch’ means in this case.
Thank you.
Top answer
"To have in case of an emergency" (that is, in case I lose the ones in my eyes, and I lose my backpack at the same time).
- "To have in case of an emergency" (that is, in case I lose the ones in my eyes, and I lose my backpack at the same time).
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"To have in case of an emergency" (that is, in case I lose the ones in my eyes, and I lose my backpack at the same time).
0pinch: a critical juncture : emergency
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch)
While "in a pinch" is intelligible to me, it is not an expression that I really ever hear. There could be regional variations.
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