win away



win someone away (from someone or something)

to convince someone to dissociate from someone or something. We were not able to win Christine away from her strange ideas. We tried to win her away but failed.
See also: away, win

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mikimee-keeJapanese
Thornton['θɔ:ntən]
IngridING-rid (Swedish), ING-ree (Norwegian), ING-grit (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
TedTEDEnglish
Tabita-Biblical Latin
RonaldRAHN-əldScottish, English