talk some sense into



talk some sense into somebody

to help someone think about something in a reasonable way My best friend talked some sense into me, and I was able to smooth things over with my mom.
See also: sense, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kyrylo-Ukrainian
Eugeneia-Ancient Greek
Nathanaelnay-THAN-ee-əl (English), nay-THAN-yəl (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
LexyLEKS-eeEnglish
Ashfaq-Arabic
Moyna-Irish, Scottish