1. put / bring pressure on / upon sb. to do sth ：给……施加压力
e.g. His words put pressure on us.
Your questions put much pressure on me.
They put pressure on me to se ll my precious land.
They brought pressure on the government to lower taxes.
‘pressure’ phrases：
at high / low pressure：紧张地 / 悠闲地
under the pressure of：在……的逼迫下 / 压力下
2. on top of：besides：此外、另外；在……上方
e.g. He lost his wife and on top of that he fell ill.
We were already late and on top of that it began to rain.
His money was running out and on top of everything, he lost his job.
