serrer la vis

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɛ.ʁe la vis/, /se.ʁe la vis/
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Verb edit

serrer la vis

(informal, figuratively) to tighten up on discipline, to be more severe
serrer la vis à quelqu’un ― to get tough on someone, to give someone a shorter leash

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