Talk out of
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Definition
To persuade someone NOT to do something
Example sentence
He talked me out of quitting my job.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: talk someone out of + noun/gerund
- talk someone out of a decision
- talk someone out of a plan
- talk someone out of quitting
- talk someone out of leaving
- talk someone out of buying something
- talk someone out of doing something
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They talked her out of it. ✅ (Correct)
They talked out of her it. ❌ (Incorrect)