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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Finagke, wheedle, "one's way inti"
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I'm trying to understand the meaning of the phrase "one's way into" in the context of the definitions below. I think it means what one is aiming at, what one is trying to get or achieve. Do I make sense? Please let me know. Thank you.
finagle
1 : to obtain by indirect or involved means finagle a ride home
2 : to obtain by trickery *finagled his way into the concert*
intransitive verb : to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
wheedle
1 : to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
2 : to gain or get by wheedling *wheedle one's way into favor*
intransitive verb : to use soft words or flattery
[M-W's Col. Dic]
I'm trying to understand the meaning of the phrase "one's way into" in the context of the definitions below. I think it means what one is aiming at, what one is trying to get or achieve. Do I make sense? Please let me know. Thank you.
finagle
1 : to obtain by indirect or involved means finagle a ride home
2 : to obtain by trickery *finagled his way into the concert*
intransitive verb : to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
wheedle
1 : to influence or entice by soft words or flattery
2 : to gain or get by wheedling *wheedle one's way into favor*
intransitive verb : to use soft words or flattery
[M-W's Col. Dic]
Top answer
He finagled his way into the concert. Suppose the rules of the concert were that an attendee had to be 18 years old or older. A certain young man was 16 and wanted to go to the concert.
- He finagled his way into the concert.
- Suppose the rules of the concert were that an attendee had to be 18 years old or older.
- A certain young man was 16 and wanted to go to the concert.
- So he borrowed his older brother's ID card to show the guard at the entrance, and then did some clever talking to convine the guard that he was 18.
- He finagled his way into the concert.
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He finagled his way into the concert.
Suppose the rules of the concert were that an attendee had to be 18 years old or older. A certain young man was 16 and wanted to go to the concert. So he borrowed his older brother's ID card to show the guard at the entrance, and then did some clever talking to convine the guard that he was 18. He finagled his way into the concert.
Suppose the rules of the concert were that an attendee had to be 18 years old or older. A certain young man was 16 and wanted to go to the concert. So he borrowed his older brother's ID card to show the guard at the entrance, and then did some clever talking to convine the guard that he was 18. He finagled his way into the concert.
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