шантажировать(someone • The thought that he should turn the tables on his blackmailers and refuse to cooperate crossed his mind, but he would need something tangible to put the bite on them.)
вымогать деньги у(someone – кого-л. – to press for money, as in extortion (Collins Dictionary)
• Did Vannier have any evidence?" I asked. "Or did he just happen to see what happened and put the bite on you and you paid him a little now and then to avoid scandal–and because you were really very fond of Merle?" (Raymond Chandler))ART Vancouver); требовать деньги у(someone – кого-л. – to press for money, as in extortion (Collins Dictionary) • Did Vannier have any evidence?" I asked. "Or did he just happen to see what happened and put the bite on you and you paid him a little now and then to avoid scandal–and because you were really very fond of Merle?" (Raymond Chandler))ART Vancouver)