guilt somebody into something doing something

guilt somebody into something doing something
ˈguilt sb into sth/into doing sth derived
(informal) to make sb do sth by persuading them that it is wrong not to do it

I only went because she guilted me into it.

He guilted me into going to see her to apologize.

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