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put the screws on someone
put the screws on someone
put the screws on someone
and
put the heat on someone
and
put the squeeze on someone
tv.
to pressure someone; to threaten someone to achieve something.
He told everything about the plan when they put the screws on him.
The cops put the heat on him to try to make him talk.
See also:
on
,
put
,
screw
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Late Roman
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