| 词汇 | put-tighten-the-screws-on |
| 释义 | put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom informal to use force or threats to make someone do what you want: 给（某人）施加压力 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。 Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coercion dragoon someone into something drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage push (someone) toward(s) something push something through put the heat on someoneidiom rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ransom slap squeeze wring |
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