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Grammar fix

talk out of

persuade not to do

to persuade someone not to do something, especially something unwise or risky.

phrasal verbB2common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Her friends managed to talk her out of quitting her job.daily life
  • In my opinion, parents should try to talk their children out of making decisions that could harm their future, like dropping out of school.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: talk + (someone) + out of + (doing something)

WrongI talked him out of to quit.

RightI talked him out of quitting.

Talk someone out of DOING something — '-ing'.

Patterntalk + (someone) + out of + (doing something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I dissuaded him from resigning from his position.

Natural I talked him out of quitting.

'Talk out of' is the everyday phrase; 'dissuade from' is formal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • talk someone out of
    out of doingout of itmanaged totry to

Don't confuse it

Not to be confused with 'talk into', which means to persuade someone to do something.

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