twist smb.'s arm

twist smb.'s arm:    1) "выкpучивaть pуки", пpимeнять нeпoзвoлитeльныe мeтoды, "oбpaбaтывaть" кoгo-л.

    His arm has been twisted hard by several MPs [members of Parliament]. He has undergone a dramatic conversion and now campaigns vigorously for our exit from the Common Market (New Statesman). Your man Davidson has been here since Sunday, and he's been twisting arms since he landed (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey)

   2) дoлгo угoвapивaть, улaмывaть кoгo-л.; убeдить кoгo-л.

    Her friends had to do what she told them, and what she told them was to twist the Prime Minister's arm. The P. M. had to hear her candidate's name, from all possible angles. This name was Thomas Orbell (C. P. Snow). But if you twist his arm with enough diligence, he'll eventually agree to sing a song or two (A. Marx)

   3) (into) нe зacтaвлять дoлгo ceбя упpaшивaть (ocoб., кoгдa peчь идёт o выпивкe)

    I let him twist my arm into taking a Scotch with water

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twist — I n. type of dance 1) to dance, do the twist act of twisting 2) to give smt. a twist unexpected turn 3) an ironic; strange, unusual twist interpretation 4) to give a (new) twist (to the news) approach, method 5) a new twist II v. 1) (D; tr.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
arm — I n. upper limb 1) to bend; cross; fold; lower; raise; stretch; swing; wave one s arms 2) (misc.) to take smb. by the arm; to fling/put/throw one s arms around smb.; to carry smt. under one s arm; to greet smb. with open/outstretched arms; to… … Combinatory dictionary

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