tease into doing
tease someone into doing something
to force someone to do something through teasing or tormenting. Sam teased her into doing what he wanted. Perhaps you can tease him into leaving, but he won't go if you ask him.
See also: tease
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make game of (someone or something)
- make sport of (someone or something)
- bust on (someone or something)
- bust on someone/something
- pick on
- pick on (someone or something)
- sport with
- sport with (someone or something)