Đồng nghĩa của putting the screws on

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to pleading with questing giving the order to calling for decreeing instructing prescribing ordaining calling upon prevailing ruling with a rod of iron calling the shots kicking around being in the saddle subjugating pushing about bossing about lording it over preponderating bending reigning leading by the nose keeping under thumb ruling with an iron hand ordering about henpecking riding roughshod over bossing swaggering persecuting trampling on bending to one's will giving orders to ordering around running the show dictating to walking all over dominating predominating running things pushing the buttons ruling the roost countenancing rationalising conjuring proposing instigating commending requesting asking appealing rationalizing pleading manoeuvring advancing psyching up maneuvering sanctioning stimulating repressing forcing somebody's hand high pressuring suppressing restricting hindering twisting one's arm making an offer they can't refuse provoking actuating expecting summoning 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tasking evoking energizing steeling manipulating telling someone to volunteer empowering converting exhilarating heartening vitalizing impacting uplifting shaking bribing ransoming incentifying helping striking energising refreshing firing predetermining drawing setting off making compulsory giving orders putting foot down giving directions extorting money from racking screwing voluntelling shaking down setting afoot giving incentive to giving incentive triggering off touching off setting astir obtaining pumping up suggesting to instilling in stressing to inculcating emphasizing to drumming into stressing fixing inculcating in obtaining by force putting the shake on holding to ransom demanding hush money from ordering to testify serving a court order serving notice citing bringing about hinting to boosting up pepping up talking into winning over cheering on worming out worming something out of someone arm-twisting obtaining by threats obtaining by threat putting the bite on someone for blackmailing someone for ingraining in bringing home to dinning into knocking into driving into looking for leaving in no doubt getting into head driving home bringing home asserting oneself

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