单词 | strong-arm |
释义 | strong-armv. Originally U.S. 1. a. transitive. To use violence or bullying tactics against (a person); to coerce or bully into doing something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > treat violently [verb (transitive)] outragec1390 to do violence untoa1393 to lay violent hands on (or upon)a1428 to put hand(s) to (also in, on)1526 surprise1548 violate1584 violenta1661 bedevil1768 strong-arm1896 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] reaveeOE benima1325 berob1340 pelfa1400 distress1490 derob1546 heave1567 shrive1630 strubc1680 spung1719 to do over1785 strong-arm1896 make1926 heist1930 to take off1937 hit1955 to knock off1960 1896 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. 3 Apr. 7/2 As Williams was passing them, one ‘strong-armed’ him and the other went through his pockets, getting away with $10. 1903 Monthly Maroon (Chicago) June 444 If he refused, Phil..was to strong-arm him while Tommy took away the badge. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against xiii. 179 He was strong-arming Brinton. 2000 F. Renzulli Happy Wanderer (HBO TV shooting script) 55 in Sopranos 2nd Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) I didn't strong arm him. He owes me and he did the right thing and offered it up as partial payment. b. intransitive. To proceed in an aggressive, coercive, or bullying manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > behave violently or use force [verb (intransitive)] to do outragec1325 to make forcea1340 deray1340 outrayc1390 to make strengtha1393 tar and tig?a1500 bull1884 strong-arm1906 to kick ass1977 to get medieval1994 1906 [implied in: Lowell (Mass.) Sun 27 June 4/1 (heading) Commissioner McEvoy reprimanded him for impertinence—charges of strong-arming on the license question.]. 1908 Sat. Evening Post 9 May 22/2 We've all got them working assiduously, strong-arming or palavering and filling the press with nice reading notices of our achievements and accomplishments. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 73 Strongarm, to, to act in a bullying fashion. 2006 P. Siavelis in G. Helmke & S. Levitsky Informal Instit. & Democracy i. i. 33 We should expect presidents to strong-arm or step outside the legislature to advance their agendas. 2. a. transitive. To take, achieve, etc., (something) by force, coercion, or bullying. ΚΠ 1906 Railroad Trainmen's Jrnl. Apr. 364/2 A strike was ordered and for the sole purpose of strong arming a schedule away from the organization that rightfully held it. 1937 E. Hemingway To have & have Not iii. vii. 130 Don't try to strong arm it away from me. 1977 Observer 5 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 The OAS had financed themselves initially by strong-arming contributions from rich settlers, who usually shared their sympathies. 2007 Independent 6 Mar. 16/2 He finally stands accused of strong-arming a vote about not replacing Trident nukes. b. transitive. to strong-arm one's way: to proceed using force, coercion, or bullying. ΚΠ 1912 Hearst's Mag. Sept. 145/1 The Roosevelt forces met the Taft forces, conventionwise, and fairly strong-armed their way to victory. 1954 D. Dodge Lights of Skaro vi. 215 I strong-armed my way out like a hero. 2012 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 8 Aug. (Business section) 2 Hanlong is trying to strongarm its way into a 40¢ offer. Derivatives ˈstrong-arming n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force strong handOE strengthOE strenghc1300 violencec1300 mightc1325 stuntisea1327 forcea1340 enforcing138. forcinga1382 forcenessc1400 violation?c1500 efforce1549 enforcement1577 Stafford law1589 vexation1605 club-law1612 aspertee1660 physical force1716 strong arm1836 savaging1858 muscle1879 strong-arming1906 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] reiflockOE reiflOE robberya1200 rapea1325 reaveryc1325 robbing1340 ravinc1384 stouthreif1493 ravenya1500 bribery1523 reft1552 pillardise1598 involationa1680 mail robbery1797 hustling1823 push1874 blag1885 rolling1895 strong-arming1948 1906 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 27 June 4/1 (heading) Commissioner McEvoy reprimanded him for impertinence—charges of strong-arming on the license question. 1948 J. L. Lait & L. Mortimer New York: Confidential! xi. 114 Mugging..in old Chicago days called ‘strong-arming’. 2004 New Yorker 12 Jan. 82/1 ‘It is tempting to blame Cleon for the breaking off of the negotiations’, goes a typical bit of rhetorical strong-arming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1896 |
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