(figurative) A stressful situation that is liable to erupt. 2006, J. P. Cardone, Tales Under a Full Moon, page 208: Look, I had a pressure cooker of a job along

-on

occupation. ‎marmite (“cooking pot”) + ‎-on → ‎marmiton (“pot and pan washer; kitchen porter”) ‎quartier (“quarter”) + ‎-on → ‎quarteron (“quarter of a pound”)

pot

pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials) (with à indicates intended use): pot à épices — spice jar (with de indicates

scrape

make a cup of tea and sit on the toilet with it – now we’re talking! And what about some toast and that last scrape of Marmite I hid… (slang) A fight

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pressure cooker

(figurative) A stressful situation that is liable to erupt. 2006, J. P. Cardone, Tales Under a Full Moon, page 208: Look, I had a pressure cooker of a job along

-on

occupation. ‎marmite (“cooking pot”) + ‎-on → ‎marmiton (“pot and pan washer; kitchen porter”) ‎quartier (“quarter”) + ‎-on → ‎quarteron (“quarter of a pound”)

pot

pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton (a container of any of various materials) (with à indicates intended use): pot à épices — spice jar (with de indicates

scrape

make a cup of tea and sit on the toilet with it – now we’re talking! And what about some toast and that last scrape of Marmite I hid… (slang) A fight