twist someone's arm

Coerce or persuade someone, as in If you twist my arm I'll stay for another drink, or She didn't really want to go to the theater but he twisted her arm. Originally alluding to physical coercion, this term is now generally used more loosely and often jocularly. [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rhianon	hri-AN-ahn	Welsh
Ebenezer	eb-ə-NEE-zər (English)	Biblical
Romeo	-	Italian
Arthfael	-	Ancient Celtic
Lakshman	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
Zotikos	-	Ancient Greek