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Phrase(s): talk someone out of something
to convince someone to give up or change something. • They were trying to talk me out of my decision. • Timmy tried to talk Mary out of her ice cream cone., Phrase(s): talk someone out of doing something
to convince someone not to do something. • I tried to talk her out of going, but she insisted. • Don’t try to talk me out of quitting school. My mind is made up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs