put the screws to
Example Sentences
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“They’ll never find it unless they put the screws to me like in the Inquisition,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2020
Young me kind of put the screws to old me.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2018
Nasa put the screws to me and said 'You gotta apologise'.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2014
Here’s a summary of how I see the deal now: - I agree with John Gruber that I think it’s most likely that Motorola put the screws to Google to make this deal happen.
From Forbes ● Aug. 17, 2011
Smith wasn’t ready to put the screws to him just yet.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
