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| pin [sb] down vtr + adv | (hold on the ground) | hålla ner vtr partikel |
| | The police officer wrestled the thief to the ground and pinned him down until backup arrived. |
| pin [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (bildlig) | omringa vtr |
| | | tvinga fram vtr partikel oskj |
| | The reporters asked again and again whether he favored the bill, but they couldn't pin him down. |
| pin [sb] down on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) | tvinga fram ngt från ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | omringa vtr |
| | The interviewer struggled to pin the Prime Minister down on whether she planned to raise taxes. |
| pin [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, often passive (locate, identify) | lokalisera vtr |
| | | spåra vtr |
| | There is a strange noise coming from somewhere in the room but I can't pin down the exact location. |
| | The exact time of Julia's disappearance cannot be pinned down. |