“However, it is almost certain he and other top officials will spend the summer attempting to dragoon local officials and businessmen into slowing development.”

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To convince or manipulate

influence

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

color^US

colour^UK

suborn

turn

bring pressure to bear on

bring pressure to bear upon

carry weight with

cut any ice with

make yourself felt with

Verb

To obtain something from an unwilling person

blackmail someone for

worm out

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

bleed someone of something

demand hush money from

victimize^US

victimise^UK

sell a bill of goods to

lead up the garden path

sell a pup

give someone a bum steer

do someone in the eye

penalise^UK

penalize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

lead down the garden path

make pay through nose

put the arm on

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To harass or annoy (someone) persistently

victimise^UK

victimize^US

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

make it hot for someone

make things hot for someone

give someone the hump

tyrannize^US

antagonize^US

tyrannise^UK

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

set one's teeth on edge

rub you up the wrong way

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

use strong-arm tactics on

scare the bejesus out of

get on someone's back

drive you up the wall

freak out

get up someone's nose

be prejudiced against

daunt

jar

feel ill will towards

bear a grudge towards

show ill will towards

put the frighteners on

breath down someone's neck

agonize^US

bring pressure to bear on

rattle someone's cage

punish repeatedly and unfairly

agonise^UK

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

demonize^US

demonise^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

mess with someone's head

sweat out

weigh heavily on one's mind

put someone off their stroke

bite

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

harrow

moan at

be a pain in the neck

mix up

get on someone's case

moan on at

keep complaining to

be a thorn in someone's side

put someone off their stride

set someone back on their heels

put out of countenance

catch off balance

hurt somebody's feelings

make someone scratch their head

disorder

cause to be at a stand

destabilize^US

demoralize^US

destabilise^UK

demoralise^UK

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

be a thorn in someone's flesh

appal^UK

appall^US

push someon's buttons

take the wind out of your sails

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

balk^US

baulk^UK

tread on someone's toes

exhaust someone's patience

lose patience

stop someone in their tracks

invigorate^US

energize^US

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

envigorate^UK

energise^UK

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

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Noun

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A member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army

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“But Kent was in a dragoon regiment and the half jacket you wear is typical for hussar uniforms.”

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