English Dictionary

turn the screw

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To increase the pressure of a situation.

日本語の意味

状況にさらに圧力をかけ、緊迫させる / 状況のプレッシャーや緊張感を一層高める / 事態を一層厳しいものにする

If management decides to turn the screw, employees will have to meet the new targets by next month.

経営陣が圧力を強めることを決めれば、従業員は来月までに新しい目標を達成しなければならなくなるでしょう。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To increase the pressure of a situation.

Arsenal's dominance was reflected in a flurry of goals before half-time – three in six minutes: first, Podolski turned the screw with a peach of a free-kick; then Gervinho accelerated on to Mikel Arteta's beautifully crafted pass and beat Davis at his near post with conviction; and finally Southampton's defence unspooled completely when Gervinho broke to release Gibbs, whose return ball cannoned off Nathaniel Clyne for Southampton's second own goal of a sobering afternoon.

turns the screw （ present singular third-person ）

turning the screw （ participle present ）

turned the screw （ participle past ）

turned the screw （ past ）