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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at a pinch" is correct, and it is commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation in which you can use something or do something with some difficulty, if necessary. For example: "If I have to, I can get by with my old laptop, at a pinch."
Dictionary
at a pinch
phrase
By the skin of one's teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you're lucky.
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So, at a pinch, could the Thais.
A shortlist will do at a pinch.
And at a pinch, those of Last Tango In Paris.
At a pinch one could call it "darling tongue".
A chopped log would do at a pinch.
They assumed that at a pinch they could always borrow funds and sell their assets.
Russia, for one, insisted on that.The assemblage looks multi-ethnic and, at a pinch, broad-based.
Any self-respecting numerate organism would prefer four or, at a pinch, eight digits.
At a pinch you might trace the point about names back to Plato.
At a pinch, there may be some scope for negotiation over the status of the peacekeepers.
There's a lot of room inside the Picanto, enough for five people at a pinch.
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