Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
feet to the fire
Spanish translation:
siempre nos ponen a prueba
English term
United States
Customized to your needs translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Mexican) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
feet to the fire
Es de una empresa que constantemente mejora y desarrolla productos.
Encontré una traducción en el glosario (Convencer - con presíones) pero no me convence en este caso. Tampoco una traducción literal.
Les agradeceré mucho sus sugerencias!
Aug 3, 2010 07:46: Monika Jakacka Márquez changed "Term asked" from "feet to the fire (in this context)" to "feet to the fire"
Proposed translations
Spain
lexis-analysis-synthesis
Native in: Greek
Works in: Spanish to Greek, English to Greek, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 1 more.
no dejan de exigir/ siempre nos ponen a prueba
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Note added at 18 mins (2010-08-02 20:42:57 GMT)
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En España también : ¡Nos meten mucha caña!
nos obligas a salir de nuestra zona de confort
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
nos lanzas al ruedo
siempre nos presionan
to cause someone to feel pressure or stress I think reporters really should hold the president's feet to the fire about this issue.
¡Suerte!
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
nos ponen el listón cada vez más alto
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