英语词汇“turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)

informal Exert strong pressure on someone: the White House attempted to influence the vote by tightening the international screws on Managua Redcar’s forwards turned the screw in the second half and two tries sealed the win...

Governments could have chosen to ease the pressure, but successive Labor and Liberal governments instead turned the screws.
Kiltegan were still in there, if only with an outside chance as the second half got underway but Castletown lost no time in turning the screws.
With affluent urbanites pushing prices up, and second-homeowners turning the screw, how can young people ever afford houses of their own?

See parent entry: screw

单词	turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)
释义	turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws) informal Exert strong pressure on someone: the White House attempted to influence the vote by tightening the* international screws on Managua* Redcar’s forwards turned the screw in the second half and two tries sealed the win... Governments could have chosen to ease the pressure, but successive Labor and Liberal governments instead turned the screws. Kiltegan were still in there, if only with an outside chance as the second half got underway but Castletown lost no time in turning the screws. With affluent urbanites pushing prices up, and second-homeowners turning the screw, how can young people ever afford houses of their own? See parent entry: screw
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