"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 30

tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...

Kolokacji: 15

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

Kolokacji: 7

(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp

Kolokacji: 4

1. tighten one's grip = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grip

2. tighten one's hold = dociskać czyjś uścisk tighten one's hold

3. tighten the screws = dokręć wkręty tighten the screws

Its only other option would be to tighten the screws further on political freedom.
But instead of any concession, the regime tightened the screws.
Leaders of his own party have been tightening the screws.
Which meant the gods of war were tightening the screws.
Tightening the screws even a fraction of a turn can make a difference.
Until, that is, Parliament tightened the screws with a second tax.
Tightening the screws on taxes can only make matters worse, he said.
The authorities have gradually tightened the screws on the group, and it is not clear if its work can continue.
"And if the government tighten the screws any more, I will go."
"We've got a lot of things to tighten the screws on," he said.

4. tighten one's grasp = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grasp

(3) belt, arm, noose

Kolokacji: 3

Kolokacji: 5

(5) lip, muscle, jaw, throat, mouth, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(6) finger, hand, fist

Kolokacji: 3

(7) requirement, enforcement

Kolokacji: 2

verbo + tighten

Kolokacji: 4

try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening

tighten + preposición

Kolokacji: 25

tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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