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tighten the screws

tighten the screws (taïtèn de skrooz)

Idiom Power

Signification

to put pressure on someone to make them behave or act a certain way

mettre la pression sur quelqu'un pour qu'il se comporte ou agisse d'une certaine manière (mettre la presyon sur kelk'un pour kil se comporté ou agiss d'yn certèn manière)

Phrases d'exemple

"The government tightened the screws on tax evaders."

"Le gouvernement a intensifié la pression sur les fraudeurs fiscaux." (Le gouvernement a intensifiè la presyon sur lé fraudeur fiskó)

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