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an action which makes a bad situation worse, especially in order to force someone to do something.

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Where does the turn of the screw phrase come from?

This phrase means to make something worse. It comes from an old torture device called the thumbscrew in which a persons thumb or finger was placed in a metal cylinder. A heavy sharp screw was then placed on the on the device and turned until it pierced the flesh. Another turn of the screw made things worse.


What phrase helps people know what direction to turn a screw in order to tighten or to loosen it?

The phrase is "righty tighty lefty loosey". It's wording has no hidden meanings! It simply means:turn right to tighten, e.g. clockwiseturn left to loosen, e.g. counter-clockwise(If the screw threads are stripped, put a rubber band on top of the screw and turn left to loosen it.)


What does Barts phrase eat my shorts actually mean?

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When does The Turn of the Screw take place?

Henry James wrote The Turn Of The Screw.


When was The Turn of the Screw created?

The Turn of the Screw was created on 1898-10-13.


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What do you mean by settings? If your mean the air/fuel ratio turn the screw all the way in then turn out about 1/4 turn out this will get you close to where you need to be.


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Where does the saying turn of the screw come from?

"a turn of the screw" is an idiom that means...(From http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+turn+of+the+screw)a turn of the screwan action which makes a bad situation worse, especially in order to force someone to do something Each letter from my bank manager is another turn of the screw.


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Crank the engine, let it idle. If it dies, turn the screw in 1/4 turn. Crank it. Repeat until it doesn't die. Then turn it in one additional 1/4 turn. Now if you mean the mixture screw, typically 1 1/2 turns out. After you set that, rev it up. If it revs clean, leave it. Another method is to set the idle screw and set the mixture screw 1 1/4 turns out and back it out in 1/4 turn increments until further adjustments cease to increase revs at idle, then turn it 1/4 turn in.


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