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under the cosh en · ADP
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(UK, informal) subjected to (figurative) pressure; under the gun
Scotland were leading 1-0 but they were under the cosh against the 83rd best team in the world. They were hanging on; vulnerable, error-ridden.
2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport:Having been under the cosh Swansea were enjoying a promising spell and Begovic had to deny Graham having a free header before Swansea's record signing secured victory with five minutes remaining.
2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2 - 0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport Wales: