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1 put the screws to s.o.
put the screws to s.o.expr.• apretarle las tuercas a alguien expr. -
2 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) give tommelskruer på* * *(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) give tommelskruer på -
3 put the screws on somebody
inf оказать нажим/давлениеIn the 50s and 60s Russia put the screws on those countries that wanted to break away from the Soviet block.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put the screws on somebody
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4 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) presionar a alguien -
5 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) herða að (e-m), beita þvingunum -
6 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) kényszerít -
7 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) pôr pressão sobre -
8 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) sıkıştırmak, zorlamak -
9 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) priviti (koga) -
10 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) painostaa -
11 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) legge press på, sette tommeskruene på -
12 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) (usare le maniere forti con) -
13 put the screws on
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14 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) `przycisnąć` -
15 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) izdarīt spiedienu; piežmiegt -
16 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) primygti, paspausti -
17 put the screws on
öka pressen, dra åt tumskruvarna; öva utpressning mot* * *(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) dra åt tumskruvarna, öka pressen -
18 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) a forţa mâna (cuiva) -
19 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) ασκώ πίεση σε -
20 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) zmáčknout (ho)
См. также в других словарях:
put the screws on someone — put the screws on (someone) informal to use force or threats to make someone do what you want. They put the screws on him until eventually he was forced to resign … New idioms dictionary
put the screws on — (someone) informal to use force or threats to make someone do what you want. They put the screws on him until eventually he was forced to resign … New idioms dictionary
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put the screws on/to — (someone or something) informal : to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what you want The government is finally putting the screws to an industry that s been evading environmental laws for years. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
put the screws on (somebody) — put the ˈscrews on (sb) idiom to force sb to do sth by frightening and threatening them Main entry: ↑screwidiom … Useful english dictionary
put the screws on — (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. → screw * * * phrasal : to exert extreme pressure on put the screws on the small… … Useful english dictionary
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put the screws on — informal you don t pay up and my pal Bruno here will put the screws on you, see? Syn: pressure, put pressure on, coerce, browbeat, use strong arm tactics on, strong arm; hold a gun to someone s head; informal turn the heat on, lean on, bulldoze … Thesaurus of popular words
Put the screws on — apply pressure; intimidate; coerce: put the screws on a debtor … Dictionary of Australian slang
put the screws on — Australian Slang apply pressure; intimidate; coerce: put the screws on a debtor … English dialects glossary
put the screws on someone — put/tighten/turn/the screws on someone informal phrase to put more pressure on someone to do something, for example by threatening them His creditors were putting the screws on him. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do something … Useful english dictionary
