Idioms for rope

Origin of rope

before 900; (noun) Middle English rop(e), rap(e), Old English rāp; cognate with Dutch reep, German Reif; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM rope

rop·er, noun rope·like, adjective un·roped, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for rope in (1 of 2)

rope in

verb (tr, adverb)

British to persuade to take part in some activity
US and Canadian to trick or entice into some activity

British Dictionary definitions for rope in (2 of 2)

rope
/ (rəʊp) /

noun

verb

See also rope in

Word Origin for rope

Old English rāp; related to Old Saxon rēp, Old High German reif

Idioms and Phrases with rope in (1 of 2)

rope in

Also, rope into. Lure or entice someone into doing something, as in We didn't want to spend the night there, but we got roped in by my lonely aunt, or The salesman tried to rope us into buying some worthless real estate. These expressions allude to catching an animal by throwing a rope around it. [Mid-1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with rope in (2 of 2)

rope