bend to someone's will

== English == === Verb === bend to someone's will (third-person singular simple present bends to someone's will, present participle bending to someone's will, simple past and past participle bent to someone's will) (idiomatic, intransitive) To yield to persuasion or other pressure originating from someone. 2013 March 5, Simon Romero, "Hugo Chávez 1954-2013: A Polarizing Figure Who Led a Movement, New York Times (retrieved 23 Aug 2019): Other branches of government often bent to his will. ==== Related terms ==== bend (someone or something) to one's will (transitive) bend someone's will (transitive)