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hold someone to ransom
idiomUK(UShold someone ransom)
to force someone to do something by putting that person in a situation where they have no choice: 要挟（某人）；胁迫（某人）
He claimed his country was being held to ransom by threats of withdrawing aid.他声称他的国家被以撤回援助相威胁。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
arm-twisting
bludgeon
bounce someone into something
browbeat someone into something/doing something
bull something through
coercion
dragoon someone into something
drive someone/something to something
duress
force someone's handidiom
forced marriage
push (someone) toward(s) something
put the heat on someoneidiom
put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom
rallying cry
ram something down someone's throatidiom
ransom
slap
squeeze
wring
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