talk into
phrasal verbtalk somebody/yourself into/out of something
- to persuade somebody/yourself to do/not to do something
- I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it.
- talk somebody/yourself into/out of doing something She tried to talk him out of leaving.
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