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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pin somebody down
▪ I. ˌpin sbˈdown derived
1. to make sb unable to move by holding them firmly
•Two men pinned him down until the police arrived.
2. to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you sth you need to know
•I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.
Main entry: ↑pinderived
▪ II. ˌpin sbˈdown (to sth/doing sth) derived
to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do
•It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting.
Main entry: ↑pinderived
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