starve into doing

Meaning

1. starve sb into sth / into doing sth

   to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money

In the movies · 3

• You said you were starving. What do you like?Whatever Works2009
• All right, go ahead and starve. What do I care? Freeze!Some Like It Hot1959
• Probably starve doing it, but I'll master it in the end, I promise.Night and the City1950

Learn it in full scenes

• Whatever Works2009
  • Boris Breaks the Fourth Wall
  • Boris Panics and Jumps Out the Window
  • Boris Takes Melodie In
• Some Like It Hot1959
  • Cops Raid the Speakeasy
  • Joe and Jerry Decide to Be Girls
  • Spats Wipes Out Toothpick Charlie
• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules

From the same entry

• be starving
• starve of
• starve out