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rope in somebody/something also rope somebody/something in

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.

See also: rope

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