coerce into
coerce (one) into (something)
To force, compel, or threaten a person or animal to take a certain action. The maid coerced her famous employer into paying her an exorbitant sum of money. It took a lot of treats to coerce the cat into her carrier for a trip to the vet.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
coerce (someone or an animal) into something
to force or compel someone or an animal to do something. I could not coerce her into coming along with us. You cannot coerce a cat into anything.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- coerce
- coerce (one) into (something)
- compel
- compel (someone) to (do something)
- compel to do
- lead (one) to (do something)
- lead one to
- lead to
- lead to do
- shell an amount of money out