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apretarle los tornillos

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
apretarle los tornillos, apretarle las clavijas loc verb	coloquial (actitud severa)	tighten the screws v expr
	Ve y apriétale las clavijas al prisionero hasta que confiese.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
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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