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What is another word for put the screws to?

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To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics

To have made an inquiry

To make an inquiry

To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

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Verb

To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics

steamroller into

exert influence on

use pressure on

put the heat on

put pressure on

put the screws on

use strong-arm tactics on

put the squeeze on

bring pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

twist someone's arm

turn on the heat

twist one's arm

force one's hand

breathe down someone's neck

put the chill on

bring force to bear on

hold a gun to someone's head

have someone do something

pressurize into

ride roughshod over

intimidate into

put through the wringer

hold a gun to one's head

throw your weight around

leave someone no option but to

work someone's butt off

tighten the screws on

put the bite on

bring pressure to bear upon

work someone's tail off

make an offer they can't refuse

turn the screws on

put the frighteners on

blind someone with something

take your breath away

issue threats to

scare the bejesus out of

scare hell out of

utter threats to

tighten the screw on

turn the screw on

put the wind up

throw off balance

pull the rug from under

put off one's stroke

pull the rug out from under

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Verb

To have made an inquiry

cross-questioned

put a question to

requested information

requested information of

sought an answer

sought information

sought information of

picked one's brains

put out feelers

tested the waters

popped the question

put through the wringer

gave the third degree

made enquiries as to

put questions to

put the screws on

put through the mangle

put through the third degree

asked questions of

given the third degree

conducted investigations into

made enquiries into

put on the hotseat

tried to get to the bottom of

wormed something out of someone

conducted an enquiry

subjected to an examination

put to the question

gave the third degree to

given the third degree to

followed a line of investigation

sweated it out of

raised question

contextualised^UK

searched for answers

played around with

contextualized^US

asked questions

consulted the archives

showed curiosity

shown curiosity

given the third

asked pointed questions

gone over with a fine-tooth comb

went over with a fine-tooth comb

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Verb

To make an inquiry

put a question to

request information

request information of

seek information

seek information of

pick one's brains

put out feelers

test the waters

pop the question

put through the wringer

give the third degree

put questions to

put the screws on

put through the third degree

worm something out of someone

put the pressure on

put through the mill

ask pointed questions

put through the mangle

give the third degree to

put on the hotseat

go over with a fine-tooth comb

ask questions of

conduct an enquiry into

give the once-over

conduct an investigation into

subject to an examination

sift the evidence concerning

do research into

put to the test

give the once over

try to get to the bottom of

look at carefully

carry out an inquest into

make enquiries about

search the evidence concerning

make inquiries about

conduct an inquiry into

gather intelligence

explore further

investigate further

examine more carefully

search for answers

question closely

question intensely

question persistently

sweat it out of

put to the question

have a discussion with

give oral examination

get for the record

hold a meeting with

have a dialogue with

make enquiries into

ask questions about

make inquiries into

take a dekko at

give something a going-over

subject to an inspection

give something a look-see

examine closely

put out a feeler

examine carefully

put under a microscope

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Verb

To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law

pronounce guilty

bring to justice

give someone a sentence

pass sentence on

throw the book at

hold accountable

hold responsible

point the finger

assign liability to

prove one's guilt

place the blame on

assign guilt to

call to account

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

hold someone answerable

assign fault to

bring charges against

prove to be guilty

attribute guilt

lay at one's door

lay a guilt trip on

shift the blame

lay a bad trip on

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Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

suck the life out of

take for a ride

take advantage of

take to the cleaners

put one over on

pull a fast one on

sell a bill of goods to

pull a swifty on

pull a fast one

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

sell down the river

obtain by force

play for a sucker

use for one's own ends

sell a bill of goods

do the dirty on

do someone in the eye

obtain by threats

blackmail someone for

obtain by threat

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

take liberties with

withhold rights from

live off the backs of

do an injustice to

bleed someone of something

lead down the garden path

give the business

take advantage of somebody

break the rules

take unfair advantage of

hold a knife to

demand hush money from

put the shake on

extort money from

use violence on

obtain under duress

make pay through nose

outmanoeuvre^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

be unfaithful to

play someone false

get the better of

stab in the back

break faith with

charge too much

take to cleaners

be cleverer than

steal a march on

run rings round

make rings round

lead up garden path

throw dust in someone's eyes

take for a fool

play games with

play a trick on

make a sucker of

pull someone's leg

play for a fool

do someone dirty

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

propagandize^US

steal someone blind

propagandise^UK

twist around your little finger

put on the wrong track

put on false front

bait and switch

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

be inconstant to

do someone out of something

go one better than

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

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