talk sb into/out of (doing) sth
— Phrasal Verb with talk /tɔːk/ verbDefinition
› to persuade someone to do or not do something: We managed to talk Lisa into doing the cooking. Jeff talked me out of painting the room pink.
(Definition of talk sb into/out of (doing) sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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