turn the screw (English, verb)
expansion: turn the screw (third-person singular simple present turns the screw, present participle turning the screw, simple past and past participle turned the screw)
Senses:
glosses: To increase the pressure of a situation.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: turns the screw
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning the screw
tags: participle
present
form: turned the screw
tags: participle
past
form: turned the screw
tags: past
form: turn the screws
tags: alternative