crews Idioma

put the screws to someone

try to force someone to do or say what you want The police were putting the screws to the criminal to try and get some information.

put the screws on

Idiom(s): put the heat on (someone) AND put the screws on (someone); put the squeeze on (someone)

Theme: CONTROL

to put pressure on someone (to do something); to coerce someone.(Slang.)
• John wouldn't talk, so the police were putting the heat on him to confess.
• When they put the screws on, they can be very unpleasant.
• The police know how to put the squeeze on.

tighten the screws|screw|screws|tighten

v. phr. To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by failing anyone absent four times.

tighten the screws

tighten the screws
see under turn up the heat on.

More Idioms/Phrases

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