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to persuade sb to do sth

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  • persuade — per|suade W2S2 [pəˈsweıd US pər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: persuadere, from suadere to advise ] 1.) to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • persuade — verb (T) 1 to make someone decide to do something, especially by repeatedly asking them or telling them reasons why they should do it: persuade sb to do sth: I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me. | persuade sb: Leo… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • knock sth down — UK US knock sth down Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to reduce the price of something you are selling, or persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: knock sth down from/to sth »They managed to knock… …   Financial and business terms

  • palm sth off — UK US palm sth off Phrasal Verb with palm({{}}/pɑːm/ verb INFORMAL ► to give away something, or persuade someone to accept something, which you know has little value: palm sth off on sb »She was trying to palm that useless office space off on us …   Financial and business terms

  • beat sb/sth down — UK US beat sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to persuade a person or organization to accept a lower amount of money for something that they are selling: »They tried to beat us down on the price …   Financial and business terms

  • beat sth down — UK US beat sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to persuade a person or organization to accept a lower amount of money for something that they are selling: »They tried to beat us down on the price …   Financial and business terms

  • fob sb off with sth — UK US fob sb off (with sth) Phrasal Verb with fob({{}}/fɒb/ verb INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted: »The bank delayed on his compensation claim for eight years… …   Financial and business terms

  • ply sb with sth — UK US ply sb with sth Phrasal Verb with ply({{}}/plaɪ/ verb ► to keep giving a person something in order to persuade them to do something: »They use marketing tricks such as plying consumers with special discounts to get them to shop early …   Financial and business terms

  • press sb about sth — UK US press sb about/on sth Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to try hard to persuade someone to tell you something: »Although he was pressed on the matter by journalists, the minister refused to disclose any further details …   Financial and business terms

  • press sb about/on sth — UK US press sb about/on sth Phrasal Verb with press({{}}/pres/ verb [I or T] ► to try hard to persuade someone to tell you something: »Although he was pressed on the matter by journalists, the minister refused to disclose any further details …   Financial and business terms

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