give under threat of

give (something) under (the) threat of (something)

To yield something because one has been pressured or coerced to do so. He's one of our best agents—I bet he only gave that classified government information under threat of death. I gave the headmaster the truth about the plagiarism epidemic in our grade under the threat of expulsion.

give something under (the) threat of something

to give something only because one is threatened. He gave the money under threat of exposure. I think that is blackmail. You are asked to give your testimony under the threat of being jailed if you don't.

词组	give under threat of
释义	give under threat of give (something) under (the) threat of (something) To yield something because one has been pressured or coerced to do so. He's one of our best agents—I bet he only gave that classified government information under threat of death. I gave the headmaster the truth about the plagiarism epidemic in our grade under the threat of expulsion. See also: give, of, threat Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give something under (the) threat of something to give something only because one is threatened. He gave the money under threat of exposure. I think that is blackmail. You are asked to give your testimony under the threat of being jailed if you don't. See also: give, of, threat McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (one) could use (something) give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office cooking for one 1FTR
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