世博英语札记【64】Agreeing or Disagreeing

2000年8月25日

Agreeing or Disagreeing

Meetings in our office are always the same. Bill will suggest some crazy new scheme and Karen will go along with whatever it is, even if she doesn't quite believe in it. The rest of us will divide naturally into two groups: those who side with Bill and those who are against him. Julia usually falls in with Bill's ideas fairly quickly, knowing that it's pointless to argue as he usually wins in the end. Both Bill and Karen argue very persuasively and can talk the others round in no time at all. Barbara is always the last to give in, and even then she does so very reluctantly. Secretly, I sympathize with her. I have nothing against Bill, I just don't see why he should get his own way all the time!
agreeing

go along with
to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion

side with
to support a person or group in an argument
go with slightly informal to accept a plan or an idea, or to support the person whose ideas you agree with

believe in
to think that something is effective and right

fall in with
if you fall in with an idea or plan, you agree with it or accept it

settle on/upon
to agree on a decision
agreeing after disagreeing

come around/round
to agree to a plan or idea that you were against, after thinking about it for a long time or being persuaded by other people that it is good

give in
to finally agree to what someone want.,, after a period when you refuse to agree,

cave in
to agree to something you were against
before, after someone has persuaded you or threatened you
persuading someone to agree

bring around/round talk around/round
British & Australian
to persuade someone to agree with you or to do what you want them to do

bring over to
to persuade someone to agree with you

Win around/over/round
to persuade someone to support you or to agree to do something often when they did not agree with you before disagreeing

have against
to dislike or disagree with someone or something for a particular reason

frown on/upon
to believe that something is wrong and that you should not do it

quarrel with
to disagree with an idea. statement. or decision

turn against
to decide not to like or agree with someone or something, or to make someone do this