rope in
verb (tr, adverb)
British to persuade to take part in some activity
US and Canadian to trick or entice into some activity
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Words nearby rope in
ropable, rope, ropeable, rope-a-dope, ropedancer, rope in, ropemaking, ropery, rope's end, rope socket, rope stitch
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Idioms and Phrases with rope in
rope in
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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