lean on sb
informal — phrasal verb with lean /liːn/ verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (leaned or UK also leant, leaned or UK also leant)Definition
C2 to try to make someone do what you want by threatening or persuading them: We may have to lean on them a bit if we want our money.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of lean on sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- brainwash verb
- charm verb
- exhort verb
- get (sth) through (to sb) phrasal verb
- get round sb phrasal verb
- incite verb
- persuasion noun (CHANGING IDEAS)
- persuasive adjective
- pitch noun (PERSUASION)
- pitch verb (PERSUADE)
- preach to the converted idiom
- preach verb (PERSUADE)
- pressurize verb
- rope sb in phrasal verb
- snow job noun
- spiel noun
- sweet talk noun
- talk sb down phrasal verb (PERSUADE)
- talk sb out of sth phrasal verb
- well argued adjective
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