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| get a stranglehold on us and tighten it | набрасывать нам на шею удавку и потуже её затягивать (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| have been tightening the screws | закручивать гайки (on ... – в отношении ...  cnn.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| there has been a general tightening of the screw | идёт общее "закручивание гаек" (on ... + gerund – по вопросам ... / в отношении ...; Bloomberg Alex_Odeychuk) |
| tighten one's belt | затянуть потуже ремень (dict.cc Andrey Truhachev) |
| tighten one's belt | затянуть потуже пояс (dict.cc Andrey Truhachev) |
| tighten one's belt | затянуть пояс потуже (tighten your belt
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to spend less money than you did before because you have less money:
: I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time. cambridge.org Andrey Truhachev) |
| tighten the screws a few more turns | продолжить закручивать гайки (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |