make him an offer he can't refuse

make him an offer he can't refuse
Meaning
The 'offer' being 'do as I say or I'll kill you'.
Origin
Line from The Godfather. It is used in all of the Godfather trilogy of films but varies slightly throughout and isn't always easy to hear through all that cotton wool. In the first occurrence in the first film it is 'I'll make him an offer he don't refuse'.

Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.

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