cow someone into something

cow someone into something
cow someone into something
to intimidate someone into doing something through the use of guilt or shame. •

You can't cow me into doing it. Those tricks don't work on me.

You can cow Wally into almost anything.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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