Arm-twist
to subject to arm-twisting:
The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
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- Arm-twisting
the use of threat, coercion, or other forms of pressure and persuasion to achieve one’s purpose: It took a lot of arm-twisting but he finally agreed to work this weekend. to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes. Contemporary Examples He and those like him think the time […]