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the ball is in someone's court
twist someone's arm
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person). / (figuratively) To coerce, force, or cajole.
腕をねじる / 力づくで説得する
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force someone's hand
(idiomatic) Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.
相手に状況を追い込んで、計画を無理にでも実行させるよう仕向ける / 相手の手を強制して、予定より早く行動を起こさせる
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have someone's hide
(idiomatic) To punish or subdue someone.
お仕置きする(罰する、懲らしめる) / 叱責して制圧する
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cross someone's palm
(idiomatic) To pay for goods or a service.
商品やサービスの代金を現金で手渡しすること。
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tie someone's hands
(idiomatic, often in passive voice) To render someone powerless to act, to thwart someone.
(比喩的表現で)行動を起こす力を奪う、無力化する / (比喩的表現で)妨害する、阻む
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jump someone's bones
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eat someone's dust
(idiomatic, informal) To be outrun. / (informal) To get one to be on a losing end.
相手に追い越される、先頭に抜かれる状態になること / 競争などで常に後れを取る、劣位に置かれること
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light someone's fire
(slang) To excite or arouse someone; to turn someone on.
誰かを刺激して興奮させる / 誰かの感情や情熱を呼び起こす
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fix someone's wagon
(idiomatic) To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.
誰かに怪我や苦痛、不便を与え、罰や仕返しとしてその報いを受けさせること / 相手に損害や不幸をもたらす行為(罰としての仕打ち)
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