◆to turn the screw on sb or to tighten the screw on sb or to put the screws on sb<非正式>对某人步步紧逼；向某人逐步施加压力
Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government.巴黎的出租司机以设置封锁相威胁, 对政府施加压力。
So Andy put the screws on Silvester.于是安迪开始对西尔韦斯特步步紧逼。