to get somebody to do something
91butter somebody up — When you butter someone up, you flatter them or you are very nice to them, especially if you want to obtain something. He was so keen to get the job that he spent his time buttering up the boss …
92beat somebody to something/ … — ˈbeat sb to sth/… | ˌbeat sb ˈto it derived to get somewhere or do sth before sb else • She beat me to the top of the hill. • I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it. Main entry: ↑beatderived …
93bring something into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …
94bring somebody into line (with something) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …
95inure somebody to something — iˈnure sb/yourself to sth derived (formal) to make sb/yourself get used to sth unpleasant so that they/you are no longer strongly affected by it • The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions. Main entry: ↑inurederived …
96land somebody in something — ˈland in sth | ˈland sb/yourself in sth derived (informal) to get sb/yourself into a difficult situation • She was arrested and landed in court. • His hot temper has landed him in trouble before. • …
97lock horns (with somebody) (over something) — ˌlock ˈhorns (with sb) (over sth) idiom to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with sb • The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts. Main entry: ↑lockidiom …
98squeeze something out of somebody — ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb derived to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc • to squeeze a confession from a suspect Main entry: ↑squeezederived …
99squeeze something out from somebody — ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb derived to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc • to squeeze a confession from a suspect Main entry: ↑squeezederived …
100starve somebody into into doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived …