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turn the screw
Language:
Meanings:
1.
US
UK
Australia
Canada
general
informal
colloquial
To increase pressure on someone in order to force compliance, confession, or concession; to intensify coercion or interrogation.
To escalate demands or punitive measures to obtain a desired result.
2.
UK
US
general
informal
journalistic
sports
To apply sustained or increasing pressure in a competitive context (for example, in sport or negotiations) so as to dominate or overwhelm an opponent.
To raise the intensity of effort or attack to produce advantage or a breakthrough.
3.
general
neutral
literal
To tighten a screw or similar fastener; to make something more secure by turning a screw.
Examples:
EN:
Ipse dixit, just turn the screw.
ES:
Ipse dixit, sólo dale vuelta al tornillo.
ES:
Ipse dixit, sólo dale vuelta al tornillo.
EN:
Tomorrow I'll get the results of the blood tests, and then we'll turn the screw until he owns up.
ES:
Mañana tendré los resultados del análisis de sangre, entonces ajustaremos el tornillo hasta que aparezca el dueño.
EN:
I need to turn the screw.
ES:
Tengo que girar el tornillo.
EN:
Yes, I did turn the screw a little.
ES:
Sí, fui yo quien giró la manilla un poco.
EN:
To turn the screw, Goering began using his bombers to attack at night as well.
ES:
Goering usa sus bombarderos y ataca de noche.
EN:
Let's turn the screw... make him think that the net's closing in.
ES:
Empeoremos las cosas... hacerle creer que la red se está cerrando.
EN:
d You turn the screw d Make me do all the things I want to d d Why even try d You know I don't know... d
ES:
âªgirael tornillo âªmehagashacertodas lascosasquequieroâ ª âªPorquésiquieraintenta/ââ i âªSabesNo sà ©...âª
EN:
We had the photos... but we needed the threat of the girl being able to testify to really turn the screw.
ES:
Teníamos las fotos... pero necesitábamos el compromiso de que la chica podría testificar para apretar la tuerca.
EN:
We turn the screw on Thorne, we break him.
ES:
Si lo apretamos a Thorne, lo haremos quebrarse.
EN:
- Let's turn the screw.
ES:
- Demos una nueva vuelta de rosca.
EN:
All of a sudden, Wrexham have started to create chances, started to turn the screw.
ES:
De repente, Wrexham empezó a crear ocasiones y empezó a apretar la tuerca.
EN:
The Hatters begin to turn the screw.
HI:
हत्थी घुमाए स्टार्ट हो जाता है ।
EN:
I don't have to turn the screw to make it move up.
HI:
मुझे इसे फोड़ने के लिए पेशाब नहीं करना होगा.
EN:
The bitch certainly knew how to turn the screw.
HI:
कुतिया निश्चित रूप से जानती है कि कैसे ओरल बनाना है.
EN:
City continued to turn the screw in search of an equaliser.
HI:
सहरा झुलस रहा था नमी की तलाश में
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