| 词组 | put the screws on |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. Idiom put the screws onput the screws on (someone) informal to use force or threats to make someone do what you want.They put the screws on him until eventually he was forced to resign. put the screws on (one)To exert excessive and coercive pressure, force, or threats of violence on one. The bank has really started putting the screws on me ever since I began missing my mortgage payments. I'll send one of my strong men around to him tomorrow to put the screws on him. Then we'll see if he's still so sure he won't sign the contract. put the screws on(someone) Go to put the heat on (someone). put the screws onsee under turn up the heat. put the screws onexert strong psychological pressure on someone so as to intimidate them into doing something. informalput the ˈscrews on (somebody)(informal) force somebody to do something, especially by frightening and threatening them: The electricity company is really putting the screws on. We’ve got a week to pay before our supply is cut off!This idiom refers to thumbscrews (see note above at a turn of the screw). |
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