cow into

cow (someone) into (something)

To pressure or shame someone into doing something. You can say whatever you want—you're not cowing me into stealing for you.
See also: cow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cow someone into something

to intimidate someone into doing something through the use of guilt or shame. You can't cow me into doing it. Those tricks don't work on me. You can cow Wally into almost anything.
See also: cow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cow (someone) into (something)
  • do someone or something justice
  • helluva someone/something
  • hit someone for something
  • go out of
  • let something drop
  • ain’t 1
  • go through someone like a dose of salts
  • do a job on someone From do a number on something.
  • other than