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screws noun► put the screws on; put the screws toto put pressure on someone, especially in relation to economic operations or debt recovery US, 1834
idiomscrewsput the screws on sbto force someone to do what you want by threatening them or making things difficult for them:We need to put the screws on convenience stores or anyone who sells cigarettes to kids.Thorpe has never had a problem with putting the screws on his competitors. He'll do it to us too.tighten/turn the screws onto make a person, group, organization etc do what you want them to do, especially when you are trying to stop them from doing something wrong or illegal:The new law will tighten the screws on bankers who cooperate with these high-tech drug dealers.The government's trying to improve its image and turn the screws on gunmen and bombers.
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