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"Put the screws on" nghĩa là gì?
19 Feb, 2020
Photo by Caleb Woods
"Put the screws (ốc vít, tiền công) on" = Gây áp lực/đe dọa ai làm việc gì.
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“Listen to me. If you speak up, they'll put the screws on you and nothing will change… except you'll become a rat. And you'll never live it down.”.
“Bectu members working there will be extremely concerned to hear the PM threaten to ‘put the screws on the BBC’ - as should the general public be if they appreciate the value of a public service broadcaster free from political interference (sự can thiệp, trở ngại).”
But alas, New Yorkers are dealing with the Grinch that is trying to steal Christmas discounts. Bureaucrats want $7 million from B&H, and once the company pays, the stage is set for more lawsuits targeting all sorts of companies catering to consumers. Because once one business is forced to pay taxes on its countless rebates offered to consumers, the floodgates (cống tháo nước) will open for the Department of Taxation and Finance to put the screws on other businesses throughout the state.
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