"giro di vite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Italian]

Forms: giri di vite [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “turn of screw”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|turn of screw}} “turn of screw”, {{lit|turn of screw}} Literally, “turn of screw” Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} giro di vite m (plural giri di vite)
  1. (idiomatic) turn of the screw, clampdown, crackdown Tags: idiomatic, masculine
    Sense id: en-giro_di_vite-it-noun-pJtpgn71 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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