talk out of doing



talk someone out of doing something

to convince someone not to do something. I tried to talk her out of going, but she insisted. Don't try to talk me out of quitting school. My mind is made up.
See also: of, out, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marijus-Lithuanian
Caja-Danish
Attfield['ætfi:ld]
Pelagius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Simion-Romanian
Bradley['brædli]