squeeze under
Slip through narrowly
To squeeze under something is to pass beneath it through a tight space, compressing the body to fit: The cat squeezed under the fence.
The phrase implies just barely fitting, with little clearance to spare.
- shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- crawl spaceShallow area under a house
- wriggleTwisting, snakelike movement
- belly crawlProne forward movement
underneath · burrow · compress · passageway · low clearance · hunch · below · crawl · clearance · limbo · contort · gap · confined · narrow · tight · tight fit · slide · duck