browbeat (one) into (something)
browbeat (one) into (something)
To thoroughly and continually dominate, intimidate, or bully one into some state or action. I'm tired of seeing him browbeat her into agreeing with him. The manager always browbeats people into compliance if they ever try to do things outside the standard protocol.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
browbeat someone into something
Fig. to bully or intimidate someone into something. It won't do any good to try to browbeat me into it. I was browbeaten into doing it once. I refuse to do it again.
See also: browbeat
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- browbeat
- browbeat into
- henpeck
- henpeck (someone)
- bully (one) into (something)
- bully into
- plant one on (one)
- a bully is always a coward
- bully is always a coward
- coward