talk into
phrasal verb
talked into; talking into; talks into
: to get (someone) to do something by talking about the good reasons for doing it : to convince or persuade (someone) to do something
The salesman talked us into buying the car.
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O’Brien obviously had some sense talked into him by people who know he would have been destroyed by Wu.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Turn talk into action with clear ownership and deadlines.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Turn 60-second clips from your talk into YouTube shorts and LinkedIn posts.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
All that matters, though, is turning talk into action.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Turn talk into action with clear ownership and deadlines.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Turn 60-second clips from your talk into YouTube shorts and LinkedIn posts.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
All that matters, though, is turning talk into action.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk into
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“Talk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20into. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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