hustle someone into

hustle someone into
pressure someone into doing something.
hustle

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  • hustle — verb 1》 push roughly; jostle.     ↘force to move hurriedly or unceremoniously: I was hustled away. 2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. obtain illicitly or by forceful action.     ↘(hustle someone into) pressure someone into doing something.     ↘sell… …   English new terms dictionary

  • talk someone into something — don t even try to talk me into giving you another loan Syn: persuade into, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring around to, inveigle into, wheedle into, sweet talk into, prevail on someone to; informal hustle into, fast talk into …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk …   Useful english dictionary

  • hustle — hus|tle1 [ˈhʌsəl] v past tense and past participle hustled present participle hustling [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: husselen to shake ] 1.) [T] to make someone move quickly, especially by pushing them roughly hustle sb into/out of/through… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Hustle — may mean:lang*Hustle, to use a gambling technique in which a player hides his/her true skill while betting on billiards games in order to trick the opponent into significantly raising the stakes, and only then playing at full capability (or in a… …   Wikipedia

  • Hustle (TV series) — infobox television format = Drama/Comedy show name = Hustle caption = Series title card runtime = 60 minutes per episode (UK) creator = Tony Jordan starring = Adrian Lester Marc Warren Robert Glenister Jaime Murray Ashley Walters Robert Vaughn… …   Wikipedia

  • hustle — /hus euhl/, v., hustled, hustling, n. v.i. 1. to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order. 2. to push or force one s way; jostle or shove. 3. to be aggressive, esp. in business or other financial dealings …   Universalium

  • hustle — I UK [ˈhʌs(ə)l] / US verb Word forms hustle : present tense I/you/we/they hustle he/she/it hustles present participle hustling past tense hustled past participle hustled 1) [transitive] to make someone go quickly where you want them to go, or to… …   English dictionary

  • hustle — hus|tle1 [ hʌsl ] verb 1. ) transitive to make someone go quickly where you want them to go or do what you want them to do: As soon as he arrived in the country, he was hustled off to prison. She d been hustled into selling the house too quickly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hustle — 1 verb hustled, hustling 1 (T) to make someone move quickly, especially by pushing them roughly: hustle sb out/into/through etc: I was hustled out of the building by a couple of security men. | hustle sb off somewhere: She hustled the kids off to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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