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(verb) to change someone’s mind about something, to convince someone about something

Example Sentences:

A: I don’t care what you say, the best pop singer in history is Elvis Presley!
B: No, it’s Michael Jackson!
A: I am going to bring you around one day! You will see that Elvis is better than Michael Jackson!
B: Whatever!

The teacher brought her students around when she convinced them that homework was good for their English skills.

Mary was working at bringing around her boyfriend, because she wanted him to propose to her soon!

bring someone around

Similar idioms:

  1. bring someone down
  2. bring something out into the open
  3. bring up
  4. bring home the bacon
  5. bring up
  6. look up to
  7. bring the house down
  8. bring it on
  9. I hear ya!
  10. run over
  11. brush up on something

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