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                           Phrase(s): put the arm on someone Fig. to apply pressure to someone.  •  John’s been putting the arm on Mary to get her to go out with him.  •  John has been putting the arm on Bill to get him to cooperate.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs