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
KristÝNa-Czech
MiinaMEE:-nahFinnish
AnteroAHN-te-roFinnish
Ikram-Arabic
Nikola (1)-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Basque, Medieval Slavic
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