rope in

verb

1. to persuade to take part in some activity
2. to trick or entice into some activity

Idioms and Phrases

Also, rope into . Lure or entice someone into doing something, as in We didn't want to spend the night there, but we got roped in by my lonely aunt , or The salesman tried to rope us into buying some worthless real estate . These expressions allude to catching an animal by throwing a rope around it. [Mid-1800s]

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