me tordre le bras

twist my arm; pressure me into doing something

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twist my arm; pressure me into doing something Used figuratively to mean putting pressure on someone or forcing them to agree. The phrase can also be used literally, but the figurative sense is common in speech.

FR: Arrête de me tordre le bras !

EN: Stop twisting my arm!

Arrête de me tordre le bras !

Stop twisting my arm!

Tu pourrais me tordre le bras.

You could twist my arm.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Arrêtez de me tordre le bras !

Stop twisting my arm!

Cesse de me tordre le bras !

Stop twisting my arm!