UNIT 7
go into
If you go
into a particular subject, you describe it fully or in detail.
He went into the matter in some detail.
insist on
If you
insist on something, you ask for it firmly and refuse to accept anything else.
He insisted on paying for the meal.
NOTE
i You can also use insist upon.
listen to
E When you
listen to someone or something, you give your attention to a sound or to what someone says.
You need to sit quietly and listen to the teacher.
OH If you listen to someone or to what someone says, you pay attention to them and let them influence you.
He never listened to his mother.
point out
[2 If you
point out an object or person, you tell someone that they are there or use your hand to show them.
Dino had pointed her out at the party.
They walked up the street, and she pointed out the cafe.
HI
If you point something out, you give people an important piece of information that they did not know.
Critics were quick to point out the weaknesses in these arguments.
I pointed this fact out to him in the meeting.
stand by
If you stand by something, you continue to believe that it is correct or true.
I said I could do it and I stand by that.
i
note
I
You can also use abide by
and adhere to.
These are more formal.
I NOTE I
The opposite of stand by
is go back on.
talk into
If you talk someone into doing something, you persuade them to do it.
She talked me into taking a week's holiday.
1 NOTE j
The opposite of talk into
is talk out of.
talk out of
If you talk someone out of doing something, you persuade them not to do it.
He tried to talk me out of buying such a big car.
win over
If you win someone over, you persuade them to support or agree with you or you make them like you.
[mainly BRITISH]
I was completely won over by the courtesy and decency of the people.
His directness and obvious honesty were winning people over.
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