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1 put the screws on
ללחוץ על; לסחוט; לאלץ ל-* * *◙ -ל ץלאל ;טוחסל ;לע ץוחלל◄ -
2 put on the screws
להפעיל לחץ* * *◙ ץחל ליעפהל◄
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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
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