|
|
Definition of Arm-twisting
1. Noun. Persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure. "No amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"
Definition of Arm-twisting
1. Noun. The use of personal pressure to persuade ¹
2. Noun. The use of political pressure to gain support ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arm-twisting
Literary usage of Arm-twisting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Magazine: A Magazine of Expression by Music Teachers National Association (1901)
"ARM AND HAND ; arm-twisting with alternate fist closing and opening. 5. Trunk;
twisting with bending to side. 6. Neck; head circling. 7. ..."
2. Hand-book of Medical and Orthopedic Gymnastics by Anders Gustaf Wide (1902)
"arm-twisting is an excellent exercise for the muscles, because most of those of the
... With the last-named grip and arm-twisting often accompanying it, ..."
3. School Gymnastics, Free Hand: A System of Physical Exercises for Schools by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1896)
"Arm twisting, left—One! 8—8—8. 6. Head bending backward—One! 8. 7. ... ARM TWISTING.
1, stretch the arm to the side, palm up, clinching the hand as it goes ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1835)
"... and reversed if you hold his left; now pulling his arm (twisting the hand
every time he offers remittance), over your shoulder, and raising him off his ..."
Other Resources:
