talk out of
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[edit]talk out of (third-person singular simple present talks out of, present participle talking out of, simple past and past participle talked out of)
- (transitive) To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
- My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.
- She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.
- The con artist talked his victims out of their life savings.