"giro di vite" meaning in Italian

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          "ref": "2020 September 29, Raimondo Bultrini, “Amnesty lascia l'India: \"Trattati come criminali. Da governo, caccia alle streghe\" [Amnesty leaves India: \"Treated like criminals. From the government, witchhunt\"]”, in la Repubblica:",
          "text": "Non è una coincidenza – sostengono i critici di Modi – che il giro di vite contro avvocati, attivisti e studenti sia aumentato durante la pandemia di coronavirus.",
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        "(idiomatic) turn of the screw, clampdown, crackdown"
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