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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gamal	-	Arabic
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dmitry	DMEE-tree	Russian
Forest	FAWR-əst	English
Waleria	vah-LER-yah	Polish
Periklis	-	Greek