argue down

English

Verb

argue down (third-person singular simple present argues down, present participle arguing down, simple past and past participle argued down)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see argue,‎ down.
2. (transitive) To haggle with (a person) to reach a lower price.

   I argued him down to twenty dollars.

3. To campaign against a proposition or vote.
4. To win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.

   His wife argued him down from his trip to Vegas.