pin someone down

Slang definitions & phrases for pin someone down

pin someone down

verb phrase
  1. To get a definite answer, commitment, piece of information, etc, from someone: He wouldn't say just when, I couldn't pin him down (1951+)
  2. To make someone immobile, esp to keep soldiers in place with constant or accurate fire (1940s+)
  3. To identify or classify someone definitely; peg, pin: I can't pin her down, but I've seen her before (1960s+)