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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sweet-talk (someone) into (doing something) — to persuade someone to do something by saying nice things to them. Don t let him sweet talk you into staying the night … New idioms dictionary
sweet talk — sweet talks, sweet talking, sweet talked also sweet talk VERB If you sweet talk someone, you talk to them very nicely so that they will do what you want. [V n into ing/n] She could always sweet talk Pamela into letting her stay up late... [V n]… … English dictionary
sweet-talk — If you sweet talk someone, you use persuasion and charm to get what you want … The small dictionary of idiomes
sweet-talk — v [T] informal to persuade someone to do something by talking to them nicely and making them feel good sweet talk sb into doing sth ▪ I managed to sweet talk her into driving me home. >sweet talk n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweet-talk — sweet ,talk verb transitive INFORMAL to talk to someone in a very nice way in order to persuade them to do something: Joe sweet talked her into lending him the money. ╾ sweet ,talk noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweet-talk — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms sweet talk : present tense I/you/we/they sweet talk he/she/it sweet talks present participle sweet talking past tense sweet talked past participle sweet talked informal to talk to someone in a very nice way in … English dictionary
sweet-talk — /ˈswit tɔk/ (say sweet tawk) verb (t) Colloquial 1. to talk in a soothing manner to: to sweet talk the baby. 2. (sometimes followed by into) to persuade (someone) by ingratiating talk: *I tried, every way I knew how, to sweet talk myself into… …
sweet-talk — verb (T) informal to try to persuade someone to do something by talking to them in a pleasant way: sweet talk sb into doing sth: I managed to sweet talk her into driving me home. sweet talk noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
talk someone into something — don t even try to talk me into giving you another loan Syn: persuade into, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring around to, inveigle into, wheedle into, sweet talk into, prevail on someone to; informal hustle into, fast talk into … Thesaurus of popular words
talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk … Useful english dictionary
sweet talk — praise or flatter someone to get what you want My sister tried to sweet talk our father into giving her the car but he said no … Idioms and examples
