embarrass into doing



embarrass someone into doing something

to shame someone into doing something. They tried to embarrass me into doing it, but I resisted. Juan tried to embarrass Fred into going home early.
See also: embarrass

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnfinnr-Ancient Scandinavian
Gennadiygye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-deeRussian
NoÊMia-Portuguese
Scevola-Italian
Dieuwer-Frisian
LeytonLAY-tənEnglish (Rare)