strong-arm

[US]/[ˈstrɒŋ ɑːm]/
[UK]/[ˈstrɒŋ ɑːrm]/
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Translation

v. At tvinge en person til at gøre noget ved at bruge trusler eller vold; at skræmme eller intimidere en person.
n. En metode til at tvinge en person til at gøre noget ved at bruge trusler eller vold.

Phrases & Collocations

strong-arm tactics

stærkarmet taktik

strong-arming someone

at stærkarme nogen

strong-armed him

han blev stærkarmet

strong-arm approach

stærkarmet tilgang

don't strong-arm

undgå at stærkarme

strong-arm negotiation

stærkarmet forhandling

being strong-armed

at blive stærkarmet

strong-arm policy

stærkarmet politik

strong-arming us

at stærkarme os

avoid strong-arming

undgå at stærkarme

Example Sentences

the manager tried to strong-arm us into working overtime this weekend.

chefen prøvede at tvang os til at arbejde overtid denne weekend.

don't let them strong-arm you into a deal you don't want.

lad dem ikke tvange dig til en aftale, du ikke vil have.

the politician was accused of strong-arming the opposition into silence.

politikeren blev anklaget for at have tvunget oppositionen til tavshedspligt.

we couldn't let the supplier strong-arm us on price.

vi kunne ikke lade leverandøren tvange os på pris.

he attempted to strong-arm his way into the exclusive club.

han forsøgte at tvange sig ind i den eksklusive klub.

the company used aggressive tactics to strong-arm smaller competitors.

virksomheden brugte aggressive metoder for at tvunge mindre konkurrenter.

she refused to be strong-armed into changing her mind.

hun nægtede at blive tvunget til at ændre sin mening.

the union accused the company of strong-arming employees.

førenen anklagede virksomheden for at have tvunget medarbejdere.

they tried to strong-arm the project through without proper review.

de prøvede at tvunge projektet gennem uden korrekt gennemgang.

the government was accused of strong-arming the media.

regeringen blev anklaget for at have tvunget medierne.

we need to resist any attempts to strong-arm us into submission.

vi skal modstå alle forsøg på at tvunge os til underkastelse.

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