cajole into

cajole (one) into (something)

To persuade or entice one into doing something. Good luck cajoling someone into helping you clean your house! With the promise of baked goods, I was able to cajole Kelly into house-sitting for me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cajole someone into something

to coax or persuade someone to do something. They tried to cajole us into helping them move. You can't cajole me into doing that!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cajole
  • cajole (one) into (something)
  • cajole (one) out of (something)
  • cajole out of
  • bribe
  • bribe (someone) into (doing something)
  • bribe into doing
  • bring (someone or something) into action
  • bring into action
  • good luck with (something)
References in periodicals archive
No Marilyn Monroe, no Judith Campbell Exner, no every starlet at Metro that Peter Lawford could cajole into coming out to the beach house.
A beautiful mind game. (notes from a blond)