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carrot and stick
/kˈæɹət ænd stˈɪk/
phrase
a type of system that rewards individuals for some of their actions and punishes or threatens them for some of their other actions
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to offer
sb
a carrot
/ˈɑːfɚ ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ kˈæɹət/
phrase
to make effort to convince an individual to do something for one by offering a reward for their action
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to dangle a carrot in front of
sb
/dˈæŋɡəl ɐ kˈæɹət ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to make someone excited about doing something by promising them a reward
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to talk / knock (some) sense into
sb
/tˈɔːk ɔːɹ nˈɑːk sˌʌm ɔːɹ sˈɛns ˌɪntʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to make someone start thinking sensibly by the means of help or persuasion
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fast talker
/fˈæst tˈɔːkɚ/
noun
a person who is good at using words to convince or trick others into doing what they want
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to twist
one's
arm
/twˈɪst sˈʌmwʌnz ˈɑːɹm/
phrase
to force or persuade someone to do something they are unwilling to do
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to shove / force / ram
sth
down
one's
throat
/ʃˈʌv fˈoːɹs ɹˈæm ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˌaʊn wˈʌnz θɹˈoʊt/
phrase
to compel someone to accept one’s ideas and beliefs, especially in an annoying way
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