put the arm on someone

verb

To demand money from someone.

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Meanings

verbput the arm on someone (third-person singular simple present puts the arm on someone, present participle putting the arm on someone, simple past and past participle put the arm on someone)

present singular third person puts the arm on someone · participle present putting the arm on someone

  1. slangTo demand money from someone.
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APA

put the arm on someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20arm%20on%20someone

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the arm on someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20arm%20on%20someone.

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