Meaning of twist someone's arm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person).
2. To coerce, force, or cajole.
   figuratively

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Examples

“I twist his arm, a snap signaling when it breaks. His screams reverberate in the tiny apartment.”

“They had to twist his arm, but they got him to join the project.”

“Either to sully his reputation or to twist his arm into further cooperation, the authorities slapped a second, unrelated charge onto his sheet: He was accused of defrauding his clients' trust funds of a few hundred dollars.”

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