softensomeoneup
phrasal verbwithsoftenverb[IorT]uk/ˈsɒf.ən/us/ˈsɑː.fən/
to do things that willpleasesomeone so that they will do what youwant:
You'retryingtosoftenme up so I'lldriveyou to Jodie'shouse, aren't you?
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- tub-thumping
- urge
- woo
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom