Cómo Pronunciar "turn of the screw"

expression

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

Definición

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.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈtɝn/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskɹu

Inglés Británico

tˈɜːn/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /skɹˈuː

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

TURN-uhv-thuh-SKROO

Escucha en Contexto

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.