jaw down



jaw someone down

Sl. to talk someone down; to wear someone down talking. We'll try to jaw him down. If that doesn't work, I don't know what we will do. We will jaw down the objectors.
See also: down, jaw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bistra-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Dominikdaw-MEE-neek (Polish), DO-mi-nik (German)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian, Croatian
Calanthiakə-LAN-thee-əEnglish (Rare)
HeraklesHER-ə-kleez (English)Greek Mythology
Godefroy-French
FreemanFREE-mənEnglish