| 拧成一股绳 | níng chéng yī gǔ shéng | to twist together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together | |
| 拧眉瞪眼 | níng méi dèng yǎn | to raise one's eyebrows and stare in anger (idiom) |
| 满拧 | mǎn nǐng | totally inconsistent; completely at odds | |
| 拧开 | nǐng kāi | to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob); to turn (a door handle); to wrench apart |
| 1 | 'Or I'll take off my best frock and help you wring up? | |
| 2 | He meant to say "make a mountain out of a molehill, " but he got it the wrong way round and said "make a molehill out of a mountain". | |
| 3 | Adie pulls her hair back and twists it into a knot. "I like this one," she says touching the purse with yellow and orange flowers. | |
| 4 | It is, if I may take an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; for every wrench of agony return a wrench: reduce him to my level. | |
| 5 | He tweaked the child's nose. |
