sweet talk

sweet talk

1. noun Speech intended to flatter or cajole someone. You're wasting your breath—all the sweet talk in the world won't get me to change my mind. Our kids always tries to get round us with sweet talk when we're mad at them.
2. verb To speak in a way that is intended to flatter or cajole someone. Often hyphenated. I can't believe I let him sweet talk me into lending him my car for the weekend. Remember the reasons why you're quitting—don't let them sweet-talk you into staying!
See also: sweet, talk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sweet-talk someone

Rur. to talk convincingly to someone with much flattery. I didn't want to help her, but she sweet-talked me into it. He sweet-talked her for a while, and she finally agreed to go to the dance with him.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sweet talk

Flattery, cajolery, as in She uses sweet talk to get her way. [First half of 1900s]
See also: sweet, talk
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • sweet-talk
  • fire and brimstone
  • bummer
  • birdturd
  • turd
  • angle
  • angling
  • beater
  • high
  • high, wide, and handsome
References in periodicals archive
But in a sign of an easing of the once-tense relations between the leaders, Netanyahu was restrained in his public press appearance with Obama, after warning before he left home that he would speak out against the "sweet talk" and "charm offensive" coming from Tehran.
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ACTRESS Daniela Nardini had to sweet talk her way into her own big screen debut yesterday.
He also warns fellow CEOs to be especially skeptical of technology vendors' sweet talk about all they can accomplish, especially as many divert their top people to deal with the burgeoning Y2K problem (see page 21).
When she greets his sweet talk and threats with disdain, he terrorizes Buck Lister (Andrew Scorer), an ex-lover Bubbles is still fond of, into a plot to ruin her.
adviser Roilo Golez warned, we should not believe China's 'sweet talk.'
Macron has signalled he wants France to gain from Britain's departure, and to sweet talk banks and tech firms into crossing the Channel.
"Suddenly he started with sweet talk and told me my eyes are beautiful.
"Having taken possession of a rather powerful car I was promptly stopped at a recorded speed of 105 mph and although I thought that I had managed to sweet talk my way out of the repercussions I received a court summons for last week.
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But Posh, 31, is pleading with Elton to sweet talk him.
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The union offers such "sweet talk" as part of its "divide and conquer" approach to the buildings, 'Berg says, adding that the more buildings that sign the "you too" agreements, the less favorable terms for the employers the RAB is able to procure at the bargaining table for all its members, including those who stand firm and weather the strike.
Such, too, is the modus operandi of the budol-budol operatives who, by sweet talk, con unsuspecting persons, usually the elderly walking alone, to clean out their bank accounts or hand over their life savings and jewelry without protest.