bring someone around

bring someone around
bring someone around†
1. Lit. to bring someone for a visit; to bring someone for someone (else) to meet. •

Please bring your wife around sometime. I'd love to meet her.

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You've just got to bring around your doctor friend for dinner.

2. and bring someone around (to consciousness) Fig. to bring someone to consciousness. •

The doctor brought around the unconscious man with smelling salts.

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The boxer was knocked out, but his manager brought him around.

3. and bring someone around (to one's way of thinking); bring someone around (to one's position) Fig. to persuade someone (to accept something); to manage to get someone to agree (to something). •

The last debate brought around a lot of voters to our candidate.

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I knew I could bring her around if I just had enough time to talk to her.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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