twisted someone's arm
Coerced with insistence
To twist someone's arm is to pressure or persuade them, usually through persistent urging rather than force: I didn't want to go, but she twisted my arm.
The phrase often appears ironically when someone yields to something they secretly wanted: Well, if you're offering dessert, I guess you've twisted my arm.
- guilt-tripManipulate via conscience
- coerceObtain by intimidation
- put the squeeze onCoerce through pressure
- flatterPraise to please
- convinceCause to believe
hold · force · peer pressure · urge · pull strings · browbeat · railroad · hard sell · apply pressure · negotiation · influence · threaten · bribe · authority · strong-arm · cajole · diplomacy · soft sell
acceptance of another's will
twisted someone's armacquiesced
Agreed without protest
gave in · relented · caved · backed down
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