rope into
To get someone to do something (usually by pressuring or tricking them) when they didn't plan to.
Meanings
To persuade or pressure someone into doing something they had not planned or wanted to do.
"Somehow I got roped into organising the whole department's leaving party."
To involve someone in a dubious plan or scheme without them fully realising it.
"She realised too late that she had been roped into a financial scam."
Always followed by a gerund or noun activity: 'roped into doing the washing up', 'roped into a scheme'. The sense of reluctance or mild exploitation is stronger than 'rope in'. Very common in British English casual speech. Often appears in passive constructions: 'I was roped into...'.
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