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win over

win over {v. phr.}

To convert to one's position or point of view.

The Democrats offered him a high-level executive position and thus way won him over to their side.

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[take a stand] {v. phr.} To assert one's point. of view; declare one's position. * /It is time for American society to take a stand against crime./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[point of view] {n.} Attitude; opinion. * /From the American point of view, Fidel Castro is a bad neighbor to have./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[high place] {n. phr.} A position of responsibility, honor, and power. * /Jones had reached a high place in the government at Washington./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[position] See: [SCORING POSITION]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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