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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Jockey somebody into doing something

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/talk_1
talk somebody into doing something
My husband talked me into going skiing.

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/trick_2
trick somebody into doing something
He claimed he was tricked into carrying drugs.

Do you say "jockey somebody into doing something" to mean "talk somebody into doing something"? Does "jockey somebody into doing something" mean "trick somebody into doing something"?
  

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No, it does not mean to trick someone into doing something. If you were to "jockey" something, it would mean to maneuver, ease, edge, work, steer, compete, contend, vie or struggle it into what you wished it to do. s=t I'm not so certain that you can jockey a human being, but I believe I have heard it used casually in certain situations.

— JohnParis

  • No, it does not mean to trick someone into doing something.
  • If you were to "jockey" something, it would mean to maneuver, ease, edge, work, steer, compete, contend, vie or struggle it into what you wished it to do.
  • s=t I'm not so certain that you can jockey a human being, but I believe I have heard it used casually in certain situations.
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No, it does not mean to trick someone into doing something.
If you were to "jockey" something, it would mean to maneuver, ease, edge, work, steer, compete, contend, vie or struggle it into what you wished it to do. http://thesaurus.com/browse/jockey?s=t

I'm not so certain that you can joc
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