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twist someone's arm
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Coerce or persuade someone, as in If you twist my arm I'll stay for another drink , or She didn't really want to go to the theater but he twisted her arm . Originally alluding to physical coercion, this term is now generally used more loosely and often jocularly. [Mid-1900s]Discover More
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I do know some musicians through comedy, but I don’t want to twist someone’s arm to help me out or get a feature.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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