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charm the pants off

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charm the pants off someone
Fig. to use very charming behavior to persuade someone to do something. (Use with caution.) She is so nice. She just charms the pants off you. He will try to charm the pants off you, but you can still refuse to take the job if you don't want to do it.
See also: charm, pant


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And seeing Jeffry Denman charm the pants off the play's dopey romantic lead, a viewer has some idea what the discovery of Ray Bolger (who originated Denman's role) must have been like back in the day.
I had always been attracted to powerful older men—the kind who charm the pants off every woman they meet.
Not only was I flattered that the great Lynn Barber wanted to interview me - it's the equivalent of Desert Island Discs - but I naively thought I could charm the pants off her.
 
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