Move
Pin down
Pin down verb - Attach with or as if with a pin.
Both terms in one sentence
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Today small arms tactics revolve around suppressive fire and maneuver, which use aimed shots to suppress, or pin down the enemy, to allow other elements to move in close for the kill.
Source: A-Team Firing - Finally, the British base is made up of mobile command trucks which can move and deploy anywhere on the map, making them difficult to pin down.
Source: A Commander Is You - Due to Unreliable Narrator, it's hard for the reader to pin down which one is truth...but given that Franklin dismissed Eva's concerns, doted on Kevin and demanded that Eva give up her job and move to the suburbs for Kevin's good, there's probably an element of Justified at least.
Source: Jealous Parent
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