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3. put the screws on someone

put the screws on someone

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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