Talk out of | EWA Phasal Verbs Dictionary
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Talk out of

/tɔːk aʊt əv/

B1

Intermediate

1. To persuade someone not to do something by reasoning or arguing.

  • She tried to talk him out of quitting his job.
  • He was talked out of getting a tattoo by his friends.
  • They talked the team out of changing the marketing strategy.
  • I talked my brother out of going out during the storm.
  • We managed to talk her out of buying the old car.

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