Persuading

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express something clearly

put across / over sth OR put sth across / over
state an idea or opinion

put forward
suggest an idea or plan to discuss

put sth to sb
persuade somebody to do agree with you or to do what you would like them to do

talk sb around/round; bring sb around/round (to do sth)
persuade somebody to do something even they don't want to

talk sb into something / doing something
persuade somebody not to do something

talk sb out of something / doing something
say that something should be done in order to change the situation

call on
ignore (eg what someone is saying)

brush aside (eg opposition)
try to persuade some authority to give you something or to allow something to happen

press for
persuade somebody to do something even they don't want to (informal)

rope in
persuading somebody that something is true while it's not (informal)

have sb on
to be tricked to believe in something that isn't true

fall for

Author:	drozdovapb
ID:	282242
Card Set:	Persuading
Updated:	2014-09-06 18:05:06
Tags:	phrasals
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Description:	It's based on 'English Phrasal Verbs in Use'.
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