ARM-TWISTING


Meaning of ARM-TWISTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌtwis-tiŋ ]

noun

Date: 1948

: 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

• arm-twist -ˌtwist verb

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