put/tighten the screws on someone idiom informal
给（某人）施加压力
to use force or threats to make someone do what you want
They put the screws on him until he paid up. 他们给他施加压力，直到他把钱全部付清为止。
| 单词 | put/tighten the screws on someone |
| 释义 | put/tighten the screws on someone idiom informal 给（某人）施加压力 to use force or threats to make someone do what you want They put the screws on him until he paid up. 他们给他施加压力，直到他把钱全部付清为止。 |
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