English Dictionary

put the screws

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To apply pressure.

日本語の意味

圧力をかける / 締め上げて追い詰める

When negotiations stalled, the union decided to put the screws on the company to demand better safety measures.

交渉が行き詰まったとき、組合はより良い安全対策を求めるために会社に圧力をかけることにした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To apply pressure.

If in fact […] they put the screws on Berlin in the way that Gromyko said they were going to, then we are... I know that we were bound to invade Cuba under those conditions.

put the screws [+ to ] （ canonical ）

[+ on ] （ canonical ）

puts the screws （ present singular third-person ）

putting the screws （ participle present ）

put the screws （ participle past ）

put the screws （ past ）