arm-twisting

arm-twisting

The act of pressuring or forcing someone into doing something. Oh, she immediately agreed to come tonight—I didn't even have to resort to arm-twisting. They had to use arm-twisting to convince me to start volunteering, but when I finally did, I realized how much I loved it. Would you stop with the arm-twisting? I said I'm not going and that's final!

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arm-twisting

n. powerful persuasion. If nice talk won’t work, try a little arm-twisting.

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