Usually means: Persuading someone using strong pressure.
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  1. arm-twist: Merriam-Webster
  2. arm-twist: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. arm-twist: Wordnik
  4. arm-twist, arm twist: Wiktionary
  5. arm-twist: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. arm-twist, arm twist: Dictionary.com
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▸ verb:  Alternative spelling of arm-twist [To use personal pressure to persuade.]

Similar:
strongarm, arm wrestle, straight arm, intwist, back-hand, maneuvre, headgame, work both sides against the middle, head butt, bitchslap, more...

Opposite:
persuade, convince, encourage, coax, entice

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Similar:
strongarm, arm wrestle, straight arm, intwist, back-hand, maneuvre, headgame, work both sides against the middle, head butt, bitchslap, more...

Opposite:
persuade, convince, encourage, coax, entice



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