przykręcić śrubę

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, to tighten [the] screw.

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  • IPA(key): /pʂɨkˈrɛɲ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ ˈɕru.bɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ubɛ

Verb[edit]

przykręcić śrubę pf (imperfective przykręcać śrubę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to put the screws, to tighten the purse strings, to turn the screw [+dative] (to increase demands or discipline on someone)

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