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arm-twisting

DEFINITIONS OF: arm-twisting

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n persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure

“some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result”
“no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree”
Type of:
persuasion, suasion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
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