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tighten the screws (as the state tightens the screws on what was once Russia's flagship corporate giant Olga Okuneva); tighten the screw; turn the screw | |||
clamp down on (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
clamp down (igisheva); drop the hammer (Time to drop the hammer, and dispense some indiscriminate justice! VLZ_58); have been tightening the screws (on ... – в отношении ... cnn.com Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
draw nuts up tight; apply the screw on (someone); tighten the screw on (someone); put the screw on (someone); turn the screw on (someone) |
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