arm-twisting
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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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coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure
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arm-twisting
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English Language Learners Definition of arm-twisting
: the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do
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