威逼利诱

威逼利诱 [wēi bī lì yòu]

1. ■ resort to both mild and severe [stern] measures; alternate intimidation and bribery; coerce and bribe; combine threats with inducements; compel by threat or lure by money [offers]; intimidate by force and beguile with money; persuade and cajole sb. with veiled threats; practise intimidation and bribery; resort to all kinds of threats and inducements; (try all sorts of) threats and cajolery to bring sb. around; try to get sb. through both force and bribery