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Maybe in your neck of the woods the expression has a different meaning but I thought 'arm-twisting' meant getting someone to do something they initially didn't

by vixen99 12y ago

Maybe in your neck of the woods the expression has a different meaning but I thought 'arm-twisting' meant getting someone to do something they initially didn't want to do. Hardly the case with the Russians and the price of oil.

nl 12y ago
The implication is that the Saudis are a US proxy, and the arm twisting is that they should change their policy on Ukraine. In the case of Iran it's more just to try to hurt their economy.
enupten 12y ago
In my neck of the woods, people are perhaps less gullible, too.