put the arm on
Example Sentences
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But prospective builders expressed concern about the complexity of that work so the state has changed tack and now plans to put the arm on land.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
The next day the contractor put the arm on the new tower.
From Washington Times • May 3, 2015
Commissioners put the arm on the community, threatening the loss of franchises.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2014
While their lordships sat in stunned silence at this breach of protocol, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod gravely put the arm on the interloper: "Now you will have to go, Lady Olivier."
From Time Magazine Archive
"He really did go out and put the arm on people to raise money," says Redfield, who knew and briefly worked with Michael Madigan in the 1970s and '80s.
From Time Magazine Archive
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