"dar el brazo a torcer" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: doy el brazo a torcer [first-person, present, singular], di el brazo a torcer [first-person, preterite, singular], dado el brazo a torcer [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to give one's arm to twist”. It comes from the strength sport of arm wrestling. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give one's arm to twist}} “to give one's arm to twist”, {{lit|to give one's arm to twist}} Literally, “to give one's arm to twist” Head templates: {{es-verb}} dar el brazo a torcer (first-person singular present doy el brazo a torcer, first-person singular preterite di el brazo a torcer, past participle dado el brazo a torcer)
  1. (idiomatic) to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dar_el_brazo_a_torcer-es-verb-iqOdKeLk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "to give one's arm to twist"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to give one's arm to twist”",
      "name": "lit"
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      "form": "di el brazo a torcer",
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        "preterite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dado el brazo a torcer",
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  "lang": "Spanish",
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          "english": "However, the British government did not give in, dealing another severe blow to the Spanish tourism industry.",
          "ref": "2020 July 28, “La presión contra la cuarentena del Reino Unido arrecia en Europa”, in La Vanguardia:",
          "text": "Con todo, el Ejecutivo británico no dio su brazo a torcer, asestando otro duro golpe a la industria turística española.",
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        "to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded"
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          "give in",
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        ],
        [
          "allow",
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          "persuaded"
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        "(idiomatic) to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded"
      ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "to give one's arm to twist"
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  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Spanish verbs"
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        {
          "english": "However, the British government did not give in, dealing another severe blow to the Spanish tourism industry.",
          "ref": "2020 July 28, “La presión contra la cuarentena del Reino Unido arrecia en Europa”, in La Vanguardia:",
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        "to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded"
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          "give in",
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          "give way",
          "give way"
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          "allow",
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        "(idiomatic) to give in or give way, concede one's opinions, allow yourself to be persuaded"
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