jockey sb into sth

— phrasal verb with jockey

/ˈdʒɒk.i/

/ˈdʒɑː.ki/ verb [I]

Definition

› to persuade someone to do what you want, often by deceiving them in a clever way: [+ -ing verb] The bosses were eventually jockeyed into signing the union agreement.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to actCheating and trickingPlotting and trapping

(Definition of jockey sb into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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