Idiom
bend to someone's will
Meaning
To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She refused to bend to his will.”
“Despite the constant pressure from the board of directors, the manager refused to bend to their will.”
“The king expected every subject to bend to his will, yet the quiet rebellion in the provinces proved that his authority was not absolute.”
Examples
simple
“She refused to bend to his will.”
contextual
“Despite the constant pressure from the board of directors, the manager refused to bend to their will.”
complex
“The king expected every subject to bend to his will, yet the quiet rebellion in the provinces proved that his authority was not absolute.”
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