lean on

lean on  {v. phr.},  {slang},  {informal}
To pressure (someone) by blackmailing, threats, physical violence, or the withholding of some favor in order to make the person comply with a wish or request.
I would gladly do what you ask if you only stopped leaning on me so hard!
Categories: {informal} {slang} {v. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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