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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NickolausNI-ko-lowsGerman
CairbreKAHR-braIrish, Scottish
OisÍNOSH-een, USH-eenIrish, Irish Mythology
Kyros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Bonds[bɔndz]
NataŠA-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian