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, adjectiveWords nearby rope
rootstalk,
rootstock,
rootworm,
rooty,
ropable,
rope,
rope dancer,
rope in,
rope socket,
rope stitch,
rope tow
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