cajole out of
cajole (one) out of (something)
1. To persuade or entice one not to do something. Good luck cajoling a teenager out of sleeping till noon!
2. To persuade or entice one to abandon or get rid of something. Every time I turn on the TV, some charity or organization is trying to cajole me out of my hard-earned money.
See also: cajole, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cajole someone out of something
1. to coax or persuade someone not to do something. Try and cajole her out of going there. I cajoled her out of leaving so soon.
2. to coax or persuade someone to give up something or give away something. She tried to cajole him out of his inheritance.
See also: cajole, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cajole (one) out of (something)
- cajole into
- cajole
- cajole (one) into (something)
- rope (one) into (doing) (something)
- rope into
- rope into doing
- beguile
- beguile (someone) into (doing something)
- beguile into