rope sb in
informal— phrasal verb with rope uk/rəʊp/us/roʊp/verb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
to persuade someone to do something for you:
At the last minute, we roped in a couple of spectators to complete the team.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- press-gang
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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