talk some sense into somebody
- talk some sense into somebody
knock/talk some ˈsense into sb idiom
to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods
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Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.
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Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?
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