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there has been a general tightening of the screwидёт общее "закручивание гаек" (on ... + gerund – по вопросам ... / в отношении ...; Bloomberg Alex_Odeychuk)
tighten the screws a few more turnsпродолжить закручивать гайки (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk)