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strong-arm
adj 2verb 1noun 1
Collocations
3VERB + STRONG-ARM
bully, need
STRONG-ARM + NOUN
dft, tactics
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Definitions
verb
1
To bully, to intimidate; to coerce, to muscle.
One of the boss’ hangers-on Comes to call at times you least expect Try to bully ya—strong-arm you—inspire you with fear
In a five-part series on the “Extremely Passive Aggressive Roommate,” Ms. Brier […] complains about her roomie coming home at 3:27 a.m.; strong-arms that roommate into renewing their lease and then welcomes a guest to “the common space.”
noun
1
A person who threatens or intimidates others, especially on behalf of somebody else; a goon or enforcer.
There used to be a goon I knew in the Bronx—a tough mockie we used to call Yussel the Bricklayer—and you never saw a guy who was more screwed up. This guy Yussel would've been a strongarm for nothing, he enjoyed it so much.
adj
1
Bullying; extortionate.
2
Coercive, employing force.
"Some applications will fail. ORR does not need strong-arm tactics from DfT muddying the waters."
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One of the boss’ hangers-on Comes to call at times you least expect Try to bully ya—strong-arm you—inspire you with fear
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In a five-part series on the “Extremely Passive Aggressive Roommate,” Ms. Brier […] complains about her roomie coming home at 3:27 a.m.; strong-arms that roommate into renewing their lease and then we
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It is difficult to summarise the arrogance, contempt, complacency and incompetence shown by the DfT in a scheme where it strong-armed the rail industry (in the form of the Rail Delivery Group) to 'fro
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There used to be a goon I knew in the Bronx—a tough mockie we used to call Yussel the Bricklayer—and you never saw a guy who was more screwed up. This guy Yussel would've been a strongarm for nothing,
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"Some applications will fail. ORR does not need strong-arm tactics from DfT muddying the waters."
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