to persuade sb (to do sth)
21ˈtalk sb ˌinto sth — phrasal verb to persuade someone to do something They talked their mother into taking a rest for a while.[/ex] …
22ˈtalk sb ˌout of sth — phrasal verb to persuade someone not to do something We managed to talk him out of giving up his job.[/ex] …
23dare — 1 verb 1 DO STH DANGEROUS (intransitive not in progressive) to be brave enough to do something dangerous or that you are afraid to do: The others used to steal things from stores, but I would never dare. | dare (to) do sth: Would you dare to do a …
24talk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little (often ironic), short ▪ I will have to have a little talk with that young lady (= tell her that I disapprove of sth). ▪ good …
25snow job — noun a long and elaborate misrepresentation • Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception * * * noun slang : a long involved effort at persuasion or deception with a vast amount of information or fictitious exploits he didn t talk much no… …
26sales talk — noun promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • Syn: ↑sales pitch, ↑pitch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pitch (for: ↑pitch) • Hypernyms: ↑promotion, ↑ …
27palm something off — FOIST, fob off, get rid of, dispose of, unload. → palm * * * sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians * * * ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived… …
28coax something out of somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived …
29coax something out from somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived …
30dangle something before front of somebody — ˌdangle sth beˈfore/in ˈfront of sb derived to offer sb sth good in order to persuade them to do sth • He had a company directorship dangled in front of him. Main entry: ↑danglederived …
