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
Doherty['dəuəti:]
Sabriyya-Arabic
ÉTaÍNAY-teenIrish Mythology
Rambert-Ancient Germanic
JannaYAHN-nah (Dutch, Finnish), JAN-ə (English)Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
AbÍLioə-BEE-lyooPortuguese