PUT THE SCREWS ON


Meaning of PUT THE SCREWS ON in English

(informal)

PRESSURIZE, put pressure on, pressure, coerce, browbeat, use strong-arm tactics on; hold a gun to someone's head; informal put the heat on, lean on.

2192; headword

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