arm-twisting

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arm-twist·ing | \ -ˌtwis-tiŋ

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: 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

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arm-twisting

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English Language Learners Definition of arm-twisting

informal : the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do

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