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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
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First Known Use of arm–twisting
1924
ARM–TWISTING Defined for English Language Learners
arm-twisting
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Definition of arm–twisting for English Language Learners
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: the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do
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