Thread: stare down

cómo se traduciría al español: “stare down”: Answers.com da esta explicación:
Cause someone to waver or give in by or as if by being stared at. For example, Insisting on a better room, he stared down the manager until he got it. This expression alludes to staring at someone without being the first to blink or lower one's gaze.

sería como “mirarlo fijo hasta q el otro afloje”, pero necesito una frase mejor...