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turn the screws on (someone) — tighten/turn the screws on (someone) informal put the screws on (someone) to use force or threats to make someone do what you want. The police are turning the screws on drivers who don t wear their seat belts by fining them … New idioms dictionary
tighten the screws on (someone) — tighten/turn the screws on (someone) informal put the screws on (someone) to use force or threats to make someone do what you want. The police are turning the screws on drivers who don t wear their seat belts by fining them … New idioms dictionary
put the screws on someone — put/tighten/turn/the screws on someone informal phrase to put more pressure on someone to do something, for example by threatening them His creditors were putting the screws on him. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do something … Useful english dictionary
tighten the screws on someone — put/tighten/turn/the screws on someone informal phrase to put more pressure on someone to do something, for example by threatening them His creditors were putting the screws on him. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do something … Useful english dictionary
turn the screw — ▪ To apply (physical, moral, etc) pressure progressively ▪ To exact payment ● screw * * * turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws) informal exert strong pressure on someone … Useful english dictionary
put the screws on — informal you don t pay up and my pal Bruno here will put the screws on you, see? Syn: pressure, put pressure on, coerce, browbeat, use strong arm tactics on, strong arm; hold a gun to someone s head; informal turn the heat on, lean on, bulldoze … Thesaurus of popular words
screw */ — I UK [skruː] / US [skru] verb Word forms screw : present tense I/you/we/they screw he/she/it screws present participle screwing past tense screwed past participle screwed 1) [transitive] to fasten one thing to another using screws Next screw the… … English dictionary
screw — screw1 [ skru ] noun count * 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal used for fastening one thing to another. It has a raised twisted part on it called a thread. You push and turn it with a screwdriver instead of hitting it with a hammer like a nail:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Printer's Devil — Infobox Television episode Title = Printer s Devil Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from Printer s Devil Season = 4 Episode = 111 Airdate = February 28, 1963 Production = 4864 Writer = Charles Beaumont (Based on his story “The Devil,… … Wikipedia
Montreal Screwjob — The Screwjob Earl Hebner, under orders from Vince McMahon, calls for the bell as Shawn Michaels holds Bret Hart in the Sharpshooter finishing move, although Bret Hart did not submit. The Montreal Screwjob was a controversial, purportedly real… … Wikipedia
