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/Sounds like "tohr" (as in "toll") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "BRAH" (as in "bra") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

To twist someone's arm and get them to change their mind through persistence or pressure. In Argentina and Uruguay, torcerle el brazo means wearing someone down until they give in, whether through patience, insistence, or just having more authority.

Examples

I twisted his arm to get him to agree to the date change and he finally came around.

There's no way to change the boss's mind once he's made a decision.

Regional synonyms

The short, casual Mexican slang for bicycle. The natural, no-frills word you hear in neighborhoods and barrios for the two-wheeled ride that is a daily fixture of life in working-class colonias.