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tighten the screws

[tighten the screws] {v. phr.} To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. * /When many students still […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

закручивать гайки

[закручивать гайки] {v. phr.} {informal} [za`kruchivat' `gajki] {literally} to tighten up the screws. ~ [tighten the screws] (on smb). To make the requirements or conditions tougher. Comp.: [выкручивать (заламывать) руки] www.sky-net-eye.com

screw

[screw] See: [HAVE A SCREW LOOSE], [PUT ON THE SCREWS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

tighten one's belt

[tighten one's belt] {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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