PV - Argue sb into/out of doing sth

Argue sb into/out of doing sth

*When you argue out an idea or plan, you discuss in detail all the aspects and possible consequences of it in order to reach a decision: Our proposals were argued out in meetings that seemed never to end. # We would discuss it and argue it out in the church.

                = TRASH OUT (informal)

*To settle something by discussing all the important points: We are going to have to argue this out some other time. # Must we argue out every single detail of this contract?

*(BrE) To persuade someone to do or not do something: Joyce argued me into buying a new jacket. # I’ve managed to argue him out of going to the match.

*To persuade sb to do/not do something by giving them reasons: They argued him into withdrawing his complaint.

*If you argue someone out of doing something, you persuade them not to do it: He argued a homosexual clergyman out of suicide. # Bill tried to argue him out of it for a while.

                = TALK OUT OF (informal)

argue verb

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