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What does "twist" mean?
leave to twist
/leave twisting in the wind
To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: “If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?” (William Safire).
twist (someone's) arm
Slang
To coerce by or as if by physical force: If you twist my arm, I'll stay for a second beer.
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