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put the screws to

VERB
ask
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge demand inquire quiz request
STRONG
buzz canvass catechize direct enjoin examine grill hit institute interrogate investigate needle pump query roast sweat
WEAK
cross-examine give the third degree go over hunt for pick one's brains pop the question pry into put through the wringer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
claim command disinvite insist repudiate tell
VERB
bleed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drain squeeze stick
STRONG
blackmail confiscate deplete exhaust extract fleece impoverish leech milk mulct overcharge pauperize rook sap skin steal strong-arm
Antonyms
STRONG
add give increase offer put in
VERB
convict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
condemn imprison sentence
STRONG
adjudge attaint doom frame rap
WEAK
bring to justice declare guilty pass sentence on pronounce guilty put away send up send up the river throw the book at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free release
WEAK
exonerate liberate
VERB
cross-examine
Synonyms
WEAK
ask pointed questions catechize check cross-question debrief examine give the third degree go over with a fine-tooth comb grill inquire interrogate investigate pump put on the hotseat question quiz scrutinize sweat
VERB
grill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
interrogate roast
STRONG
catechize inquisition interview question
WEAK
cross-examine give the third degree go over put the pressure on third degree
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
VERB
interrogate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
examine grill investigate query quiz
STRONG
catechize inquire pump question roast
WEAK
cross-examine cross-question give the third degree go over put through the wringer sweat out work over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
VERB
push
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encourage press pressure speed spur
STRONG
browbeat bulldoze coerce constrain dragoon expedite goad goose hurry impel influence inspire jolly kid motivate oblige persuade prod railroad squeeze steamroll strong-arm
WEAK
bear down egg on exert influence fire up go to town on key up lean on overpress pour it on push around put up to sell on speed up turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade leave alone
STRONG
delay hinder repress slow stop suppress
WEAK
conceal hide pull

Example Sentences

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And President Xi Jinping has put the screws to tech firms in the past.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

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

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