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pin someone down — restrict the actions or movement of an enemy by firing at them ■ force someone to be specific and make their intentions clear … Useful english dictionary
pin someone/something down — 1 our troops can pin down the enemy: CONFINE, TRAP, hem in, corner, close in, shut in, hedge in, pen in, restrain, entangle, enmesh … Useful english dictionary
ˌpin sb ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to force someone to make a decision about something We finally pinned him down and got him to agree to a meeting.[/ex] 2) to hold someone firmly on the ground so that they cannot move … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pin down with a label — If you pin someone down with a label, you characterise them, often meant negatively as the label is restrictive … The small dictionary of idiomes
pin down — verb 1. define clearly (Freq. 1) I cannot narrow down the rules for this game • Syn: ↑peg down, ↑nail down, ↑narrow down, ↑narrow, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pin — noun 1》 a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc. ↘a small brooch or badge. ↘Medicine a steel rod used to join the ends of fractured bones while they … English new terms dictionary
pin down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you try to pin something down, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is. [V P n (not pron)] It has taken until now to pin down its exact location... [V n P to n] I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942...… … English dictionary
pin someone/something down — Syn: confine, trap, hem in, corner, close in, shut in, pen in … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pin down (someone) — 1. to keep someone from being able to escape by shooting at them. For a time, the crew was pinned down by machine gun fire. 2. to get specific information from someone. It is not easy to pin down a politician who won t even tell you if it s… … New idioms dictionary
pin — /pin/, n., v., pinned, pinning. n. 1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things. 2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things… … Universalium
