pressure into
pressure (one) into (doing something)
To try to force, influence, or persuade one to do something or act a certain way. A number of corporations have been pressuring politicians into rolling back the strict regulations implemented by the previous administration. My parents pressured me into getting a job since I decided not to go to college.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pressure someone into something
to force someone into doing something. Please don't try to pressure me into taking that promotion. You can't pressure me into it. I won't do it!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- pressure (one) into (doing something)
- high-pressure (one) into (doing something)
- high-pressure into
- lay some sweet lines on
- lay some sweet lines on (one)
- cajole (one) out of (something)
- cajole out of
- arm-twisting
- persuade (one) of (something)
- persuade of