coaxsomethingout ofsomeone
phrasal verbwithcoaxverb[T]uk/kəʊks/us/koʊks/
to get something from someone, by beingkindandpatient, or byappearingto be:
He has someinformationIwant, so I'm going totrytocoaxit out of him over adrink.
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- persuasive
- soft sell
- tub-thumping
- urge
- woo
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom