screws
41put the screws on someone — AND put the heat on someone; 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 squeeze on Harry, and he spilled… …
42Phillips Screws — trademark used for screws having a special head with a cross slot for use with a special screwdriver …
43put the screws on (somebody) — put the ˈscrews on (sb) idiom to force sb to do sth by frightening and threatening them Main entry: ↑screwidiom …
44Nails and screws — news …
45Put in the screws — borrow …
46nails and screws — Australian Slang news …
47put in the screws — Australian Slang borrow …
48put on the screws — place pressure, put pressure …
49put the screws on — put pressure on ; blackmail, extort …
50the screws — historical an instrument of torture acting in this way. → screw …