Смысл: corkscrewscorkscrew1.[ʹkɔ:kskru:]n <Í> 1. 1) штопор, пробочник 2) буравчик corkscrew rule - физ.правило буравчика 2. «штопор» (удар в боксе) 3. ав.крутая спираль; штопор (тж.corkscrew spin) Í> 2.[ʹkɔ:kskru:]a <Í> спиральный; винтовой corkscrew curls - «бутылочки», длинные локоны corkscrew staircase - винтовая лестница Í> 3.[ʹkɔ:kskru:]v <Í> 1. разг. 1) двигать (как) по спирали 2) двигаться (как) по спирали to corkscrew one's way through a crowd - пробиваться сквозь толпу 2. 1) скручивать 2) скручиваться 3. впихивать, втискивать the horses have to be corkscrewed into our diminutive stables - лошадей придётся втиснуть в нашу крошечную конюшню 4. ав.вводить в штопор (самолёт) Í>
screws Идиома
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.
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