wheedle into
wheedle (one) into (doing something)
To cajole, flatter, or plead with one in order to convince one to do something. I can't believe I let you wheedle me into working for your charity auction again this year. He's always wheedling other people in the office into doing the quarterly reports for him.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wheedle someone into something
to get someone to agree to do something by begging or flattery. She is always trying to wheedle us into coming for a visit. You can't wheedle me into doing that!
See also: wheedle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (one) could use (something)
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
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