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  What it means

  Literally “to tighten the screw.” Means to increase pressure on someone, to tighten the screws — to make conditions harder or demands stricter in order to force compliance.

  Vocabulary

  • dokręcić — to tighten / to screw in fully (perfective)
  • śruba — screw

  Grammar note

  'Śrubę' is the accusative of 'śruba' — direct object of 'dokręcić'.

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