1. Home
  2. Idioms
  3. turn of the screw

turn of the screw

turn of the screw

Something that worsens an already difficult or negative situation. Seeing my ex-boyfriend with his new girlfriend is just another turn of the screw. My financial situation is already dire, so that traffic ticket is a real turn of the screw.
See also: of, screw, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaitrÍOnakah-TREE-naIrish
KlausKLOWS (German, Finnish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish
Eutropioe-oo-TRO-pyoSpanish
Aurelija-Lithuanian
Scottie-English, Scottish
Overton['əuvətn]
Copyright © IMWord Privacy Policy