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Influence & Involvement - Persuasion
Explore English idioms that relate to persuasion, including "dangle a carrot in front of" and "fast talker".
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carrot and stick
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 somebody a carrot
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 somebody
to make someone excited about doing something by promising them a reward
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to talk (some) sense into somebody
to make someone start thinking sensibly by the means of help or persuasion
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fast talker
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
to force or persuade someone to do something they are unwilling to do
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to shove something down one's throat
to compel someone to accept one’s ideas and beliefs, especially in an annoying way
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