talk out of — persuade not to do
phrasal verbB2IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to persuade someone not to do something, especially something unwise or risky.
Say it like a native
Textbook I dissuaded him from resigning from his position.
Native I talked him out of quitting.
'Talk out of' is the everyday phrase; 'dissuade from' is formal.
Pattern: talk + (someone) + out of + (doing something)
In use
- 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
Common mistake
✗ I talked him out of to quit.
✓ I talked him out of quitting.
Talk someone out of DOING something — '-ing'.
Common collocations
talk someone out of— out of doing, out of it, managed to, try to
Don't confuse it
Not to be confused with 'talk into', which means to persuade someone to do something.