The soldiers were 'pinned' down by enemy fire. [=the soldiers were unable to move because they were being shot at by the enemy]
She's always 'dropping names'. [=saying the names of famous people she knows to try to impress others]
Reporters tried to 'pin' him 'down' on the specific changes he wants to make to the tax laws.
(..) "No, man, some crew guy just left their coffee cup in the shot." So instead, I was, like... "Yeah." And maybe this is like that coffee cup. Maybe, we're dumb to try to pin significance onto every little thing. Maybe, when someone says, "I see you," it just means, "I see you." (..)2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6