كيف تنطق "turn of the screw"

expression

US

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

UK

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

التعريف

A 'turn of the screw' is an action that increases pressure or tension in a situation, making things stricter or more intense, especially when something was already difficult.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtɝn/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskɹu

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈɜːn/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /skɹˈuː

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

بريطاني

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

استمع في السياق

The new rules were another turn of the screw for the employees.

Each turn of the screw made life harder for the villagers.

The boss gave us a turn of the screw before the deadline.

Just when things were tough, the company gave us another turn of the screw with new targets.