كيف تنطق "turn the screw"

expression

US

TURN-thuh-SKROO

UK

TURN-thuh-SKROO

التعريف

To increase pressure on someone to get them to do something, often by making conditions more difficult. It can also mean making a situation harder to force a reaction.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtɝn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskɹu

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈɜːn/ /ðə, ði/ /skɹˈuː

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

TURN-thuh-SKROO

بريطاني

TURN-thuh-SKROO

استمع في السياق

The coach turned the screw when the team was losing.

My parents turned the screw to make me study harder.

Management turned the screw on workers to meet the deadline.

When negotiations stalled, the company turned the screw by threatening layoffs.