cajole someone out of something

cajole someone out of something
cajole someone out of something
1. to coax or persuade someone not to do something. •

Try and cajole her out of going there.

I cajoled her out of leaving so soon.

2. to coax or persuade someone to give up something or give away something. •

She tried to cajole him out of his inheritance.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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