| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,725,110,867 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
cajole |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.04 sec. |
|
cajole someone into something to coax or persuade someone to do something. They tried to cajole us into helping them move. You can't cajole me into doing that! cajole someone out of something 1. to coax or persuade someone not to do something. Try and cajole her out of going there. I cajoled her out of leaving so soon. 2. to coax or persuade someone to give up something or give away something. She tried to cajole him out of his inheritance. See also: out How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? References in periodicals archive |
|---|
When an important merger meeting in Colorado coincides with the family's long-planned Hawaii vacation, Bob arbitrarily switches plans, rents a ghastly RV and cajoles his reluctant family into taking a road trip instead. The young pouting Goddess is done splendidly when she cajoles Christopher to help her and then angrily laments her fate. As Nosferatu's leading man, Gustav von Wangenheim, Izzard puts on hilarious faces as Murnau cajoles a performance out of him with the camera rolling. |
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|