twist one’s arm
采取强制手段
A：It’s not easy to be a dean of a department.
B：I agree.
A：The new dean in our department is twisting the arms of some
of the faculty members in order to get his way.
A：做系主任可真不容易。
B：可不是嘛。
A：我们系新上任的主任正在对一些教师采取强制手段，以到达他自己的目的。
