to persuade sb (to do sth)
31dangle something in 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 …
32dragoon somebody into something doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …
33dragoon somebody into into doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …
34palm something off on somebody — ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them • She s always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. • Make sure he …
35palm something off onto somebody — ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to accept sth that has no value or that you do not want, especially by tricking them • She s always palming the worst jobs off on her assistant. • Make sure he …
36sucker somebody into something doing something — ˌsucker sb ˈinto sth/into doing sth derived (NAmE, informal) to persuade sb to do sth that they do not really want to do, especially by using their lack of knowledge or experience • I was suckered into helping. Main entry: ↑sucker …
37sucker somebody into into doing something — ˌsucker sb ˈinto sth/into doing sth derived (NAmE, informal) to persuade sb to do sth that they do not really want to do, especially by using their lack of knowledge or experience • I was suckered into helping. Main entry: ↑sucker …
38talk somebody round (to something) — ˌtalk sb ˈround (to sth) derived (BrE) to persuade sb to accept sth or agree to sth • We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking. Main entry: ↑talkderived …
39everyone has their price — phrase used for saying that people will do anything if they are paid enough money or given what they want Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: price * * * everyone has their ˈprice …
40prevail on somebody to do something — preˈvail on/upon sb to do sth derived to persuade sb to do sth • I m sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk. Main entry: ↑prevailderived …
