pin down – tłumaczenie phrasal verb

The policeman managed to pin down the thief until help arrived.

One intruder pinned me down in the kitchen while a second searched my flat.

My attacker was too strong to be pinned down and he managed to run off into the darkness.

It was impossible to pin the minister down to any detail. He told me almost nothing of relevance.

How can we pin the boss down to telling us exactly what's going on?

It's time to pin this guy down to revealing what actually happened.