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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

To pressure something out of somebody

Can you say "to pressure something out of somebody" meaning "to pressure somebody to do something"? For example: "They pressured the help they wanted out of him." If "pressure" is not grammatical, what idiom could be used instead? I'd like to use "out of him." Thanks for the help.
  

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No. that sounds quite odd. They pressured him to do / not to do something.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • that sounds quite odd.
  • They pressured him to do / not to do something.
  • To use out of , I can think offhand of nothing nearer than They forced out of him an agreement/ his consent to do something.
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No. that sounds quite odd. They pressured him to do / not to do something.

To use out of, I can think offhand of nothing nearer than They forced out of him an agreement/ his consent to do something.

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Thanks! Can you "manipulate something (the product of the manipulation) out of somebody"?
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Only if you are a chiropractor.
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You can squeeze something out of someone, or possibly wring it out.

He hemmed and hawed, but finally I was able to wring an answer out of him.

Dad refused to pay for dinner, but I was able to squeeze five bucks out of him for gas.
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Not exactly that... But, you can "press one into doing something." Basically means to "cause one to do something they don't want to." Here in the States, we often say "Pressed into service" talking about young males who are asked to assisst with chores or menial tasks they'd otherwise not do. "Press-ganged" is the word that the previous generation uses.

You can also be "pushed" "forced"
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