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strong-arm

  [strawng-ahrm, strong-]
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–adjective
1. using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective: strong-arm methods.
–verb (used with object)
2. to use violent methods upon; assault.
3. to rob by force.
4. to coerce by threats or intimidation; bully: They strong-armed me into voting for the plan.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
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Slang Dictionary
strong-arm

  1. tv.
    to force someone (to do something). : Spike tried to strong-arm Frank into cooperating.
  2. mod.
    forceful; by physical force. : The strong-arm approach got him nowhere.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

strong-arm  (adj.)
"using physical force," 1897, from noun phrase (1606), from strong (adj.) + arm (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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