rope into doing



rope someone into doing something

Fig. to persuade or trick someone into doing something. I don't know who roped me into doing this, but I don't want to do it. See if you can rope somebody into taking this to the post office.
See also: rope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SuomaSOO-o-mahFinnish
ZacarÍAsthah-kah-REE-ahs (Spanish), sah-kah-REE-ahs (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Donatellodo-nah-TEL-loItalian
FelixFE-liks (German, Swedish), FAY-liks (Dutch), FEE-liks (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Lati
'Asenat-Biblical Hebrew
Estela-Portuguese, Spanish