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
WalterWAWL-tər (English), VAHL-ter (German, Polish, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic
Khan-Urdu, Pashto
Ximun-Basque
HeadleyHED-leeEnglish (Rare)
Elisabeti-Old Church Slavic
Rosangelaro-zahn-JE-lahItalian