絞しぼり上あげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

squeeze out; wring out

Physical action of squeezing or wringing something until the last drop or bit comes out.

• タオルを絞しぼり上あげて水みずを切きった。

  I wrung out the towel to get the water out.

• レモンを絞しぼり上あげて果か汁じゅうを全ぜん部ぶ出だした。

  I squeezed the lemon until every last drop of juice came out.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

squeeze money out of; extort

Figurative use: to extract money from someone by pressure or exploitation.

• 彼かれは親おやから金かねを絞しぼり上あげた。

  He squeezed money out of his parents.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

scold severely; lay into

To criticize or scold someone harshly, as if wringing them out.

• 上じょう司しにミスを絞しぼり上あげられた。

  My boss really laid into me for the mistake.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

train ruthlessly; drill hard

To subject someone to punishing training or drills, often in sports or military contexts.

• 新しん入にゅう部ぶ員いんをコーチが絞しぼり上あげた。

  The coach gave the new club members punishing training.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

strain one's voice

To force one's voice out loudly or at full volume, as if wringing it out.

• 彼かれは声こえを絞しぼり上あげて叫さけんだ。

  He strained his voice and shouted.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

gather up a curtain

To pull a curtain up tightly, often by drawing the cord, as if wringing it upward.

• カーテンを絞しぼり上あげて窓まどを開あけた。

  I gathered up the curtain and opened the window.