talk some sense into



talk some sense into somebody

to help someone think about something in a reasonable way My best friend talked some sense into me, and I was able to smooth things over with my mom.
See also: sense, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wilbur['wilbə]
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
CadeKAYDEnglish
Lettice-English (Archaic)
Brittania-English (Rare)
TealTEELEnglish (Rare)