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blackmail into doing
blackmail someone into doing something
to force a person to do something by threatening to reveal some secret about the person. Are you trying to blackmail me into doing what you want? They blackmailed me into doing it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Christiana | | kris-tee-AN-ə (English) | English, Late Roman |
| Ratna | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian |
| Ajax | | ['eidʒæks] | |
| Coeus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Wera | | VE-rah | Polish |
| Bonita | | bə-NEE-tə | English |