lull sb into sth
— phrasal verb with lull uk/lʌl/us/lʌl/verb [ T ]
to make someone feel safe in order to trick them:
Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're in good shape.
Their promises lulled us into a false sense of security (= made us feel safe, when in fact we were not).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- make yourself at home idiom
- relaxation
- settle
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take things easy idiom
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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