twist someone's arm

動詞

比喩的用法

日本語の意味

腕をねじる / 力づくで説得する

The paramedic had to twist someone's arm slightly to free it from the wreckage.

救急隊員は、がれきから腕を解放するためにその人の腕にわずかなねじりを加えなければならなかった。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person).

I twist his arm, a snap signaling when it breaks. His screams reverberate in the tiny apartment.

意味（2）

(figuratively) To coerce, force, or cajole.

They had to twist his arm, but they got him to join the project.

twists someone's arm

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twisting someone's arm

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twisted someone's arm

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twisted someone's arm

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