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arm–twisting
noun arm–twist·ing \-ˌtwis-tiŋ\
: the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do
Full Definition of ARM-TWISTING
: the use of direct personal pressure in order to achieve a desired end <for all the arm–twisting, the … vote on the measure was unexpectedly tight — Newsweek>
— arm–twist \-ˌtwist\ verb
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First Known Use of ARM-TWISTING
1948
Related to ARM-TWISTING
- Synonyms
- arm-twisting, coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure
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