arm-twistv.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmˌtwɪst/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmˌtwɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arm n.¹, twist v.

Etymology: < arm n.¹ + twist v., after to twist (someone's) arm at twist v. 9e and arm-twister n., arm-twisting n.

transitive. To coerce or forcibly persuade (a person, nation, etc.) to act in a particular way; also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > to or into an action or state

needeOE

driveOE

strainc1374

halec1400

plunge?c1400

thrust14..

pulla1425

put1425

compel1541

violent?1551

forcec1592

necessitate1629

oblige1632

dragoon1689

press1733

coercea1853

thirl1871

steamroller1959

arm-twist1964

1964 Times of India 6 Mar. 9 (headline) Pindi can arm-twist U.S. on Kashmir.

1979 New Yorker 7 May 50 He charms, and if that doesn't work he arm-twists.

1986 Guardian 1 Apr. 28/7 He was arm-twisted into withdrawal by Neil Kinnock and the unions.

1992 Time 17 Feb. 68/2 Is it fair that the industrialized nations..should arm-twist the poorer nations into bearing the cost of their mistakes?

2007 Outlook (New Delhi) 13 Aug. 59/3 He arm-twisted Bollywood producers to cast her in their films.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arm-twist
释义	arm-twistv. Brit. /ˈɑːmˌtwɪst/, U.S. /ˈɑrmˌtwɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arm n.¹, twist v. Etymology: < arm n.¹ + twist v., after to twist (someone's) arm at twist v. 9e and arm-twister n., arm-twisting n. transitive. To coerce or forcibly persuade (a person, nation, etc.) to act in a particular way; also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > to or into an action or state needeOE driveOE strainc1374 halec1400 plunge?c1400 thrust14.. pulla1425 put1425 compel1541 violent?1551 forcec1592 necessitate1629 oblige1632 dragoon1689 press1733 coercea1853 thirl1871 steamroller1959 arm-twist1964 1964 Times of India 6 Mar. 9 (headline) Pindi can arm-twist U.S. on Kashmir. 1979 New Yorker 7 May 50 He charms, and if that doesn't work he arm-twists. 1986 Guardian 1 Apr. 28/7 He was arm-twisted into withdrawal by Neil Kinnock and the unions. 1992 Time 17 Feb. 68/2 Is it fair that the industrialized nations..should arm-twist the poorer nations into bearing the cost of their mistakes? 2007 Outlook (New Delhi) 13 Aug. 59/3 He arm-twisted Bollywood producers to cast her in their films. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1964
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