whip into doing



whip someone into doing something

to beat someone into doing something. The cruel captain whipped his men into going on with the journey. You can't whip me into betraying my friends.
See also: whip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Thorn;ÓRnÝ-Ancient Scandinavian
Elpida-Greek
Vimal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Brennan['brenən]
Kassandrakə-SAN-drə (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English (Modern)
Dovid-Yiddish