maneuver into

maneuver (one) into (doing something)

To cause, compel, or convince one to do something through subtle, duplicitous, or fraudulent manipulation. The prime minister has been slowly maneuvering members of parliament and the public alike into passing legislation that gives him more power. She maneuvered her siblings into signing over their rights to the estate to her.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

maneuver someone into something

to lure, position, or deceive someone into (doing) something. I will see if I can maneuver him into accepting the offer. He was maneuvered into accepting the offer.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • maneuver (one) into (doing something)
  • maneuver (one) out of (something)
  • maneuver out of
  • compel
  • compel (someone) to (do something)
  • compel to do
  • lead (one) to (do something)
  • lead one to
  • lead to
  • lead to do
References in periodicals archive
Germanic warriors employed the boar's head formation to pierce enemy shield walls during the Dark Ages, and medieval knights brought the maneuver into the Middle Ages.
Robotic Swarms in Offensive Maneuver