| 词汇 | rope into |
| 释义 | Phr V rope into 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 (one) into (doing) (something)To persuade, entice, or enlist one to do or participate in something. I really didn't want to sing in the talent show, but Janet roped me into it. I managed to rope a few friends into helping us move out on Saturday. rope someone into somethingand rope someone inFig. to cause someone to get involved in some project. She's always trying to rope me into her club. Let's rope in someone to help with cleaning up. rope intov. To persuade someone to do something by means of trickery or deception: A dishonorable salesman roped us into buying worthless property. |
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