prevail

cooler heads prevail

Calm people, thoughts, or actions triumph in the end. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed in our fight against the school board, and we were able to reach a compromise.
See also: cooler, head, prevail

cooler heads will prevail

Calm people, thoughts, or actions will triumph in the end. Please, everyone, calm down! I think that cooler heads will prevail in this fight against the school board.
See also: cooler, head, prevail, will

prevail (up)on (one) to (do something)

To try to persuade, appeal to, or influence one to do something. We've prevailed upon members of congress to introduce legislation that will protect our citizens' jobs. I will prevail on him to speak at the assembly.
See also: prevail

prevail against (someone or something)

To overcome and succeed against someone or something. I believe as strongly today as I did when I was younger that love will always prevail against hate in the long run. No one expected our team to prevail against the defending champions, but we found it in ourselves to win.
See also: prevail
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cooler heads prevail

Fig. the ideas or influence of less emotional people prevail. (Used of a tense situation.) One hopes that cooler heads will prevail and soon everything will calm down.
See also: cooler, head, prevail

prevail against someone or something

to win out over someone or something; to dominate someone or something. You will not prevail against me! I am sure that our team will prevail against the challengers.
See also: prevail

prevail (up)on someone or something (to do something)

to appeal to someone or a group to do something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I will prevail upon her to attend the meeting. I prevailed on the committee to no avail.
See also: on, prevail
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

prevail on

Successfully persuade or influence, as in They prevailed on me to speak at their annual luncheon. This term uses prevail in the sense of "exert superior force." It replaced prevail with in the mid-1600s.
See also: on, prevail
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

prevail on

or prevail upon
v.
To successfully persuade or induce someone to do something: We prevailed on the committee to stop the developers from building a shopping mall. Lobbyists prevailed upon the president to veto the legislation.
See also: on, prevail
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cooler
  • cooler heads prevail
  • prevailing
  • cooler heads will prevail
  • reason with
  • reason with (one)
  • within walking distance
  • (with)in walking distance (of someone or something)
  • luck out of
  • luck out of (something)
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In residential leases, a statute, RPL [section] 234, provides that if the landlord has a lease right to attorneys' fees, then the tenant automatically has a reciprocal right to recover such fees if it prevails. Accordingly, a court often must balance competing claims to attorneys' fees.
The trial court found that the officer had "prevailed" and therefore, was entitled to reimbursement of his attorney's fees pursuant to [F.S.
"It's also an exciting time for Harbor-stone and Prevail credit unions as we work together to create a new, dynamic organization."
More than incontinence, Prevail is about hope, trust and dignity, the site adds.
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Vedder concludes that in 1995 the state saved approximately $275 million in construction outlays because competitive bidding prevailed rather than the "prevailing wage" law.
Aboard Prevail, from the engine room on up to the bridge, the ship's master and crew members were deep in character as they played out their current scenario.
When that plea did not "prevail," she took Smith's head in her arms.
The groups pointed to the French National Assembly, which rejected 'gay marriage,' saying that the rights of children must prevail. Archbishop Gervais joined Rev.
To be considered as such, the taxpayer must substantially prevail with respect to the amount at issue or the most significant issue presented and meet net worth requirements.
Second, they insist that the claimant's legal injury is not the only source of the ultimate recovery; the attorney also contributes income-generating assets--effort and expertise--without which the claimant would not likely prevail. Thus, they contend that, for tax purposes, the contingent fee agreement establishes something like a joint venture or partnership in which the client and attorney combine their respective assets--the client's claim and the attorney's skill--and apportion any resulting profits.
Elsewhere the statement argues, "Islam does not hold that if it is not the prevailing religion of a society, then irreligion must prevail. Islam considers Christianity a revealed religion, vastly preferring it to atheism, even considering atheism a form of polytheism, as it attributes God's power to other than Him."
Fios, Inc., a provider of electronic discovery services, unveiled recently the newest upgrades to Prevail, the state-of-the-art, Web-based electronic discovery tool, at the LegalTech New York conference.
Merlin is here in a strange persona; Gawain and Garet are Mordred's half-brothers; the Lady of the Lake offers some respite; but two relationships prevail: that of King Arthur and Mordred, and that of Mordred and Nyneve, a sorceress who supports and sooths him, accompanying him everywhere as his beloved dog, Gull.