twist one's arm
掰手腕,掰掰手腕,掰掰手,掰着指头算账
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- : to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- : to form by or as if by winding strands together: Several fibers were used to twist the rope.
- : to entwine with another; interlace with something else; interweave; plait.
- : to wind or coil about something else; encircle; entwine; wreathe.
- : to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions, so that parts previously in the same straight line and plane are located in a spiral curve: The sculptor twisted the form into an arabesque. He twisted his body around to look behind him.
- : to turn sharply or wrench out of place; sprain: He twisted his ankle.
- : to pull, tear, or break off by turning forcibly: He twisted the arm off the puppet.
- : to distort by tensing or contracting the facial muscles; contort: She twisted her face in a wry smile.
- : to distort the meaning or form of; pervert: He twisted my comment about to suit his own purpose.
- : to cause to become mentally or emotionally distorted; warp: The loss of his business twisted his whole outlook on life.
- : to form into a coil, knot, or the like by winding, rolling, etc.: to twist the hair into a knot.
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It features multiple settings and a strobe function, and the rotating head focuses the flashlight’s beam from tight spotlight to wide flood with a quick twist.
Amazon’s health efforts took a new twist, as the e-commerce giant on Thursday announced an app-based health advice service for consumers—called Halo—that requires its own activity tracking band.
Expect plenty more twists, turns and threats in the run-up to the November election, when rideshare companies hope California voters will let them officially opt out of following the new labor law.
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In each iteration we tried to add a visual twist to the design.
These were conversations that took a fairly grim twist pretty quickly.
But there is a big twist in this story that has left both Grace Castro and Lozoya frustrated and grasping for more answers.
In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally.
Torture, the UVa rape, police violence—we hunger for the facts, and then twist them.
In a bizarre twist to proceedings, Miss Manners sought to have her £30 cab fare from her Kensington flat to court refunded.
Having wound these about the waist, they twist them so that they cover the privy parts.
Bending lower over the handlebars, he opened the throttle with a twist of his left hand.
A twist, a sudden jerk, and it was Black Hood who had the signal device now.
Jack caught a starling which was in the act of wriggling out of his coat pocket, and gave it a final twist.