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.
(..) Good shooting, Cade! I'm like a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats! Got your fortune cookie! Come here, you little punk. Pull the pin! I'm dying out here! Here! Take it. Take it! Little help! Little help! It's live! It's live, it's live. Take it! What do you want me to do with it? (..)2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction