| 词汇 | a turn of the screw |
| 释义 | Idiom a turn of the screw an action which makes a bad situation worse, especially in order to force someone to do something.Each letter from my bank manager is another turn of the screw. turn of the screwSomething that worsens an already difficult or negative situation. Seeing my ex-boyfriend with his new girlfriend is just another turn of the screw. My financial situation is already dire, so that traffic ticket is a real turn of the screw. a (final or last) turn of the screwan additional amount of pressure or hardship applied to a situation that is already extremely difficult to bear. informala ˌturn of the ˈscrewanother problem or difficulty added to a situation which is already very bad: In this recession a rise in interest rates is just another turn of the screw for businesses.This idiom refers to a method of torturing people. Thumbscrews were used to crush people’s thumbs, and turning them tightened them. |
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