bribe (someone) into (doing something)
bribe (someone) into (doing something)
To use a gift or reward to entice someone into doing something. With the promise of candy, I was able to bribe my little sister into cleaning my room. No amount of money will bribe me into abandoning my morals, sir!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bribe someone into doing something
to pay money to get someone to do something. You can't bribe me into doing anything! Max bribed Lily into leaving early.
See also: bribe
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bribe
- bribe into doing
- cajole
- cajole (one) into (something)
- cajole into
- bring (someone or something) into action
- bring into action
- entice
- entice (someone or something) into (something)
- dangle a carrot in front of someone