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hold to ransom
hold to ransom
hold
somebody
to ransom
to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not
Some people regarded the miners' strike as the union holding the nation to ransom.
See also:
hold
,
ransom
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Raleigh
RAW-lee
English
Ursula
UR-sə-lə
(English)
, UR-syə-lə
(English)
, OOR-soo-lah
(Finnish)
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Savina
-
Italian
Galchobhar
-
Ancient Irish
Mas'ud
-
Arabic, Persian
Anselm
['ænselm]
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