put a gun to someone's head

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tocompelsomeone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has noalternativecourse of action.1988February 28, “The Region: D'Amato Strays, Willfully, From New York Party Line”, inNew York Times, retrieved27 November 2018:Richard Rosenbaum had deferred to Mr. D'Amato in leading the Dole effort in the state, but Mr. D'Amato delayed organizing it until, as Westchester County legislator Tim Carey put it, "Doleput a gun to his head."2004September 23,Carol D. Leonnig, “Tobacco Industry Admits Mistakes”, inWashington Post, retrieved27 November 2018:"[T]o say the industry hasn't changed is to ignore reality," Yerrid said. "Now, they changed because weput a gun to their head, not because they're nice people and wanted to change."2007December 21, Rebecca Smith, “Gordon Brown 'to force GPs to work evenings'”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved27 November 2018:"They have effectivelyput a gun to our headand said if we don't accept their proposal they will impose a more Draconian contract."2013January 6,Peter Mandelson, “Cameron's absurd behaviour over EU membership”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved27 November 2018:The prime minister . . . will be disappointed if he thinks he canput a gun to their headsto begin renegotiating Britain's EU membership and then dictate when it will end.

Examples:

EN: Did we put a gun to someone's head and say, "Give us your money"?
ES: ¿Le apuntamos a alguien y le dijimos: "Danos el dinero"?
ID: Apa kita menodong seseorang dan minta uang?
EN: A lot worse than put a gun to someone's head.
ES: Algo mucho peor que poner un arma en la cabeza de alguien.
ID: Lebih buruk dari menembak seseorang.
EN: "If you put a gun to someone's head,
HI: यदि आप किसी के माथे से टकराते हैं,
EN: put a gun to someone's head
HI: किसी के सिर पगड़ी पहनायें
EN: You won't put a gun to someone's head to
HI: नहीं डालता हथियार किसी के सामने
EN: I'm supposed to watch you put a gun to someone's head?
ID: Apa aku harus melihat saja kau menodongkan pistol ke kepala orang?
EN: I don't care if you have to put a gun to someone's head... and blow your cover to smithereens.
ID: Saya tidak peduli jika Anda harus menodongkan pistol ke kepala seseorang ... dan pukulan penutup Anda berkeping-keping.

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