twist someone's arm
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twist someone's arm
verb twists someone's arm · twisting someone's arm · twisted someone's arm
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person). I twist his arm, a snap signaling when it breaks. His screams reverberate in the tiny apartment.
- To coerce, force, or cajole. They had to twist his arm, but they got him to join the project.
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verb to coerce
| Français | forcer la main |
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