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dar el brazo a torcer

to give in / yield

Idioms & Sayings

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Discutieron durante horas, pero al final ella dio el brazo a torcer.

They argued for hours, but in the end she gave in.

—¿Convenciste a tu jefe? —Sí, al final dio el brazo a torcer.

—Did you convince your boss? —Yes, in the end he gave in.

Es muy terco, nunca da el brazo a torcer.

He is very stubborn, he never gives in.

Discutieron durante horas, pero al final ella dio el brazo a torcer.

They argued for hours, but in the end she gave in.

—¿Convenciste a tu jefe? —Sí, al final dio el brazo a torcer.

—Did you convince your boss? —Yes, in the end he gave in.

Es muy terco, nunca da el brazo a torcer.

He is very stubborn, he never gives in.