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talk into

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verb

  1. (tr, preposition) to persuade to by talking

    I talked him into buying the house
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talk into Idioms  

  1. Persuade, as in They talked me into going swimming with them. This idiom was first recorded in 1697. The antonym is talk out of, meaning “dissuade,” as in They tried to talk me out of going swimming. It is almost a century newer, first recorded in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1797–1798).

Example Sentences

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His response acknowledged the problem, but Europe has a poor track record of turning such talk into action, and does nothing quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

And so I always tried to get, like, very pretentious wine talk into the show, and that never made the cut.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

One difference that might transform talk into tangible power-play production is the familiarity players now have with one another.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

I thought, those people just talk into a mic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

They talk into their shoulders, where their walkie-talkies are located.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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