arm-twist·ing
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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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“Arm-twisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arm-twisting. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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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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The first known use of arm-twisting was in 1924
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