dangle (something) in front of (one)

dangle (something) in front of (one)

To try to entice one with something. Dad dangled a few twenties in front of us, but we told him he'd have to pay more to get us to clean out the whole garage. I'm not a kid anymore. You can't just dangle some chocolates in front of me to get me to do whatever you want! I bet he'd take over this awful project if you dangled that empty corner office in front of him.

See also: dangle, front, of

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