TIGHTEN THE SCREWS


Meaning of TIGHTEN THE SCREWS in English

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.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.