talk-into
Chunk: talk into
Meaning & Usage
To talk someone into something means to successfully persuade them to do an action that they originally did not want to do. The opposite is talk someone out of doing something.
🧲 Common Collocates
- Structure:
talk + Object + into + Verb-ing / Noun - Contexts: talk me into going, talk him into it, let them talk you into.
💬 Contextual Examples
- I didn't want to go to the party, but my friends talked me into it.
- The salesman talked her into buying a much more expensive car.
- Don't let them talk you into signing a contract you haven't read.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice
Practice 1: I wasn't going to get dessert, but you talked me ______ it.
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into Practice 2: He didn't want to play golf, but we managed to ______ him into joining us.
Answer:
talk Practice 3: She talked her boss into ______ her a raise.
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giving 🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keyword: talk
- ⚖️ Antonym Chunk: talk-out-of