| 词汇 | rope in |
| 释义 | Idiom rope inrope 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 the form rope someone into doing something: He roped me into helping him clean up the yard. Phr V rope in ropes, roping, roped rope in sb or rope sb in rope sb into sth/doing sth informal to persuade someone to help you with something, especially when they do not want toWe needed a few people to help with the food, so we roped John's dad in.She's been roped into giving a presentation at the conference. rope sb in • rope in sb • rope sb into sth informal to persuade someone to help you do something, especially when they do not want toget roped in Whenever they need someone to look after the kids, I get roped in.rope sb into doing sth Have they roped you into selling tickets?rope sb in to do sth We've roped Dad in to help with the entertainment. rope inTo persuade, entice, or enlist someone to do or participate in something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rope" and "in." I really didn't want to sing in the talent show, but Janet roped me in. I managed to rope in a few friends to help us move out on Saturday. rope someone in Go to rope someone into something. rope inAlso, rope into. Lure or entice someone into doing something, as in We didn't want to spend the night there, but we got roped in by my lonely aunt, or The salesman tried to rope us into buying some worthless real estate. These expressions allude to catching an animal by throwing a rope around it. [Mid-1800s] rope inv. 1. To catch and draw something in with a rope or lasso: The cowboy roped in the stray calf. We set up a barrel and practiced roping it in with a lasso. 2. To recruit or enlist someone to participate: I roped in a few bystanders to help me fix the flat tire. She didn't want to go to the store with him, but he roped her in. rope someone inverbSee take someone in rope someone in1. tv. to cause someone to get involved in some project. She’s always trying to rope me into her club. 2. Go to take someone in. |
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