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rope someone in — rope someone into why did you let Bruce rope you into this deal? Syn: persuade to join/participate in, talk into, trap into, inveigle into; enlist in/into, engage in … Thesaurus of popular words
rope someone in — 1. tv. to cause someone to get involved in some project. □ She’s always trying to rope me into her club. CD Let’s rope in someone to help with cleaning up. 2. Go to take someone in … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rope someone in/into — PERSUADE TO/INTO, talk into, inveigle into; enlist, engage. → rope … Useful english dictionary
rope someone in/into — persuade someone, despite reluctance, to take part in. → rope … English new terms dictionary
rope in someone — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also … New idioms dictionary
rope in something — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also … New idioms dictionary
rope in — (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also used in … New idioms dictionary
rope — 1. noun secure the rope to the post Syn: cord, cable, line, hawser; string; lasso, lariat 2. verb his feet were roped together know the ropes rope someone in rope someone i … Thesaurus of popular words
rope — ► NOUN 1) a length of stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, etc. 2) a quantity of roughly spherical objects strung together: a rope of pearls. 3) (the ropes) the ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring. 4) (the… … English terms dictionary
rope — rope1 W3S3 [rəup US roup] n [: Old English; Origin: rap] 1.) [U and C] very strong thick string, made by twisting together many thinner strings ▪ They tied a rope around my waist and pulled me up. ▪ The man was coiling a length of rope. 2.) the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
