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apretarle los tornillos a,
apretarle las tuercas a,
apretarle las clavijas a
loc verb + prep
figurado, coloquial (tener una actitud severa) (colloquial)put the screws on v expr
  (colloquial)turn the heat up on v expr
 Rafael solo comenzó a hacer bien su trabajo cuando la supervisora le apretó los tornillos.
 Rafael only started to knuckle down when the supervisor put the screws on him.
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