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play on someone's emotions

Idiom Influence

Meaning

to influence someone by appealing to their feelings

Example Sentences

"The ad tries to play on people's emotions to sell products."

Related Expressions

keep on track

to continue doing something as planned

cool as a cucumber

very calm and composed

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Going from a bad situation to an even worse one.

the tide has turned

a situation has started to change in your favor

learn from mistakes

to improve oneself by understanding and correcting errors

put on your thinking cap

to start thinking seriously about solving a problem