to persuade sb (to do sth)
41prevail upon 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 …
42put pressure on somebody (to do something) — put ˈpressure on sb (to do sth) idiom to force or to try to persuade sb to do sth • Advertisements put pressure on girls to be thin. Main entry: ↑pressureidiom …
43put somebody up to something — ˌput sb ˈup to sth derived (informal) to encourage or persuade sb to do sth wrong or stupid • Some of the older boys must have put him up to it. Main entry: ↑putderived …
44shame somebody into doing something — ˈshame sb into doing sth derived to persuade sb to do sth by making them feel ashamed not to do it • She shamed her father into promising more help. Main entry: ↑shamederived …
45arm-twisting — noun persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure some gentle arm twisting produced the desired result no amount of arm twisting will get me to agree • Hypernyms: ↑persuasion, ↑suasion * * * ˈarm twisting 7 [arm twisting] …
46smooth-talking — adj persuasive, plausible, slick, suave, silver tongued, facile, glib, bland COLLOQ. smooth * * * ▶ adjective (informal) PERSUASIVE, glib, plausible, silver tongued, slick, eloquent, fast talking; ingratiating, flattering …
47shock tactics — plural noun 1. Orig tactics of cavalry attacking in masses and depending for their effect on the force of impact 2. Any course of action aimed at achieving an object by means of suddenness and overwhelming force (figurative) • • • Main Entry:… …
48grease somebody's palm — grease sb s ˈpalm idiom (old fashioned, informal) to give sb money in order to persuade them to do sth dishonest Syn: ↑bribe Main entry: ↑grease …
49put one over on somebody — put one ˈover on sb idiom (informal) to persuade sb to believe sth that is not true • Don t try to put one over on me! Main entry: ↑putidiom …
50push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …
