talk (one's) way into (something or some place)
talk (one's) way into (something or some place)
To use charming or persuasive speech in order to obtain or achieve something or to enter into some place. Bill's so smooth he was able to talk himself into a promotion at work. I can't believe your sister was able to talk her way into the nightclub. She's only 16!
See also: talk, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- talk (one's) way out of (something)
- talk way out of
- talk your way out of something/out of doing something
- Eskimo
- lumber
- sawdust
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
- (someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
- a smooth operator