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Vocabulary: influencing - putting pressure on

A current trend is developing rapidly because of social networks. You have to show yourself in action

(exercising, cooking, dancing, etc.) What you're doing so terribly interesting that you feel it's your "duty"

to show your "friends", "relatives" and "followers" how good it is and then try to "influence" them.

You become a "model", an "influencer". 

Here, in this lesson, I will only give you the vocabulary and idioms about the topic, but certainly not try to

encourage you to become "an influencer" yourselves...    

To influence/ an influencer/ influential        A prestigious cup

DUI: driving under influence:  intoxicated. A shortening of "under the influence of alcohol (or drugs)."

   Pulling strings and turning people into puppets

EXPRESSIONS and IDIOMS: 

- to have a (strong) hold: a strong and secure influence on someone

- To have a reputation for 

- pressure (one) into (doing something): to try to force, influence, or persuade one to do something 

or act a certain way.

- yield to pressure: to give into outside forces urging someone to do something.

- nose of wax: A malleable or accommodating nature; a flexible or yielding attitude.

- brainwashing:a method of changing an individual's attitudes or allegiances through the use of drugs, 

torture, or psychological techniques; (any form of indoctrination). 

- in [someone's] pocket: To be under another's influence or control

- play both ends against the middle: To play two opposing forces off against each other to one's own advantage. 

- twist [someone] around one's little finger :To have complete control over, to have limitless influence upon, to have

 at one's beck and call; also wind or turn or have [someone] around one's little finger. 

- under [someone's] thumb: Under the influence, power, or control of; subordinate, subservient, or subject to.

- play cat and mouse with 

- the power behind the throne

Twisted around her little finger...             SPEAK and... 

I don't want to influence you (too much)! Please, get ready for the test.

I know you'll pass this test with flying colours... I promise, this isn't brainwashing!    

Go for it!   

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7. Mollie keeps her son brainwashedin her pocketeasily influencedI don't know even though he's more than 20 years old now.



8. Bridget was literally brainwashedcoaxed into obeyingunder her husband's thumbI don't know by her friends and was now speaking like a robot.



9. He didn’t want to admit he didn’t play both endsbrainwashhave a say inI don't know the decision and kept arguing.



10. Since her illness, Patty has been completely been easily influencedunder her husband's thumbbeen a big shotI don't know as if she were an invalid.