| 单词 | hold sb to ransom |
| 释义 | hold sb to ransom phrase See full dictionary entry for ransom If you say that someone is holding you to ransom in British English, or holding you for ransom in American English, you mean that they are using their power to try to force you to do something which you do not want to do. [disapproval] He was accused of trying to hold Arsenal to ransom over a new contract. |
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