to rope sb in to help
1rope someone in — 1. tv. to cause someone to get involved in some project. □ She’s always trying to rope me into her club. CD Let’s rope in someone to help with cleaning up. 2. Go to take someone in …
2rope somebody in — ˌrope sbˈin | ˌrope sb ˈinto sth derived usually passive (informal) to persuade sb to join in an activity or to help to do sth, even when they do not want to • rope somebody in to do sth Everyone was roped in to help with the show. • rope… …
3rope somebody into something — ˌrope sbˈin | ˌrope sb ˈinto sth derived usually passive (informal) to persuade sb to join in an activity or to help to do sth, even when they do not want to • rope somebody into something to do sth Everyone was roped in to help with the show. •… …
4Rope Cosmetology — Theatrical poster for Rope Cosmetology (1978) Directed by Shōgorō Nishimura[1] …
5rope — rope1 W3S3 [rəup US roup] n [: Old English; Origin: rap] 1.) [U and C] very strong thick string, made by twisting together many thinner strings ▪ They tied a rope around my waist and pulled me up. ▪ The man was coiling a length of rope. 2.) the… …
6rope — 1 noun 1 (C, U) very strong, thick string, made by twisting together many threads of nylon or other material: They tied up the prisoner with rope. | a bell rope 2 know the ropes to know how to do all the parts of a job, deal with a system etc,… …
7rope — rope1 [ roup ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a type of very thick string that can be used for tying or pulling things: One of the men tied a rope to a tree. 2. ) count a lot of small objects tied together on a string: a rope of pearls at the end… …
8rope in — verb 1. divide by means of a rope The police roped off the area where the crime occurred • Syn: ↑rope off, ↑cordon off • Hypernyms: ↑enclose, ↑close in, ↑inclose, ↑shut in …
9rope in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rope in : present tense I/you/we/they rope in he/she/it ropes in present participle roping in past tense roped in past participle roped in informal to persuade someone to do something that they do not really… …
10rope in — {v.}, {informal} 1. To use a trick to make (someone) do something; deceive; fool. * /The company ropes in high school students to sell magazine subscriptions by telling them big stories of how much money they can earn./ Syn.: TAKE UP(5a). 2. To… …
