Put the screw on 施加压力，强迫
Beth's mother puts the screw on her and hopes she can get married before 30.
Eddie puts the screw on himself to study hard so as to enter his ideal university.
The landlord is putting the screws on to get her out of the house.
Read the riot act 提出警告，加以申斥
Tommy's mother read him the riot act when he broke the window by playing basketball in the house.
When Josh was caught cheating during the exam, the teacher read him the riot actRing the changes 变换说或做的方式
Kelly enjoys ringing the changes and her apartment is decorated very often.
Paul rings the changes with what he wears every week.
Sell someone down the river 出卖某人，背叛某人
Steven criticized the policy of the company in front of the general manager. He will possibly be sold down the river if not being fired.
Paint the town (red) 痛饮作乐，狂欢庆祝，胡闹
Amy invites us to go to her birthday party tonight and we are going to paint the town red.
Justin paints the town red every day and never wants to find a proper full-time job.
As plain as a pikestaff 很明显，非常清楚
The reason why Sue is angry with you is as plain as a pikestaff. You'd better apologize to her immediately.
It is as plain as the nose on your face. If we spend too much money now, our plan to travel to