a turn of the screw



a turn of the screw

an action which makes a bad situation worse, especially in order to force someone to do something Each letter from my bank manager is another turn of the screw.
See also: of, screw, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flavianoflah-VYAH-noItalian
Ayscough['æskə]
StaŠA-Serbian, Slovene, Croatian
JakiJAK-eeEnglish (Rare)
Rheannaree-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
BrodieBRO-deeEnglish (Modern)