torture someone into something

torture someone into something
torture someone into something
to force someone to do something through the use of torture. (More severe than torment someone into something.) •

The agents threatened to torture me into telling the secrets, so I gave in immediately, of course.

Max tried to torture the old prospector into telling where the gold was hidden.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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