twist somebody's arm

a) informalPERSUADE to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do 强迫某人做某事，向某人施加压力

No one twisted my arm about coming to see you.

没人强迫我来看你。

b) INJUREto bend someone’s arm upwards behind their back in order to hurt them 把某人的手臂反扭到背后

The policeman twisted my arm behind me and arrested me.

警察把我的手臂反扭到背后，逮捕了我。

Examples from the Corpus

twist somebody’s arm• "Go on, have another drink." "Oh well, if you twist my arm."• I'm sure he would never have come if I hadn't twisted his arm a little.• We had to twist her arm to get her to come.

→ twist somebody’s arm at twist1(3)

单词	twist somebody's arm
释义	twist somebody's arm twist somebody's arm a) informalPERSUADE to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do 强迫某人做某事，向某人施加压力 No one twisted my arm about coming to see you. 没人强迫我来看你。 b) INJUREto bend someone’s arm upwards behind their back in order to hurt them 把某人的手臂反扭到背后 The policeman twisted my arm behind me and arrested me. 警察把我的手臂反扭到背后，逮捕了我。 Examples from the Corpus twist somebody’s arm• "Go on, have another drink." "Oh well, if you twist my arm."• I'm sure he would never have come if I hadn't twisted his arm a little.• We had to twist her arm to get her to come. → twist somebody’s arm at twist1(3)
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