pin down

1. (переходный)To attach or secure with pins.

   Pin down the tablecloth, so it doesn't blow away in the breeze.

   attach with or as if with a pin

2. (идиома, переходный)To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.

   Something is wrong, but I can't pin it down.

   define clearly

3. (переходный)To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.

4. (идиома, переходный)To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.

   Let's try to pin him down on a price.

1. Tom is hard to pin down.

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2. He was pinned down by a fallen tree.

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3. Investigators are trying to pin down the cause of today's fire.

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4. He was hard to pin down.

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5. Tom was hard to pin down.

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неправильный

• pin downсузить, сужатьTo attach or secure with pins.
• pin upTo put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin.
• pin onTo place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.
• pin backTo keep at a distance