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.
(..) You can now access the CPU. Do you see it? - Yes. Pull the CPU by its base tap. Pull. Can you see the pin switch? No! Out of my way, John! - Don't kill him! ''It''. John, not ''him''. Okay, ''it''. But we need ''it''. (..)1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(..) Big guy on a bike. Has that got something to do with this? No. l wouldn't worry about him. Thanks for your cooperation. Please insert your stolen card now! PIN number... Hurry up, this is taking too long! Go baby, go baby... Alright! PIN number. . . Who did you learn this from? (..)1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day