in some sense
1knock some sense into someone's head — see ↑sense, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑head knock some sense into someone s head (or knock some sense into someone) informal : to cause someone to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I tried to knock some sense into the boy s head, but he just wouldn t …
2talk some sense into/to — talk (some) sense into/to informal : to cause (someone) to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I couldn t talk sense to him. He talked (some) sense into her and she promised she would get rid of that dangerous car. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
3knock some sense into somebody — knock/talk some ˈsense into sb idiom to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods • Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision. • Where would I be without you to knock …
4talk some sense into somebody — knock/talk some ˈsense into sb idiom to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods • Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision. • Where would I be without you to knock …
5knock (some) sense into (someone) — informal to use strong methods in order to teach someone to stop behaving stupidly. A month in prison should knock some sense into him …
6talk some sense into someone — talk some sense into (someone) to help someone think about something in a reasonable way. My best friend talked some sense into me, and I was able to smooth things over with my mom …
7talk some sense into — (someone) to help someone think about something in a reasonable way. My best friend talked some sense into me, and I was able to smooth things over with my mom …
8talk (some) sense into someone — phrase to persuade someone to act in a sensible way He had already tried to talk sense into Lisa. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: talk …
9knock some sense into — see ↑sense, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑knock …
10knock some sense into someone — informal phrase to make someone start behaving in a more sensible way Thesaurus: to make someone behave in a particular waysynonym Main entry: knock …