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Fig. to use very charming behavior to persuade someone to do something (to be used with caution):-
-- She is so nice. She just charms the pants off you.
--He will try to charm the pants off you, but you can still refuse to take the job if you don't want to do it.
--How to Charm the Pants Off a Girl [literal use! See http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Charm-the-Pants-Off-a-Girl&id=3939749]
The following example confuses two idioms
i) to talk the hind legs off a donkey [Greek equiivalent!!?] and
ii) to charm the pants off someone.
:devil:
--And maybe voters prefer such a leader to smoothies like Cameron and Clegg, who can charm the pants off a donkey.
The other idiom is:-
To talk the hind legs off a donkey: A person who is excessively or extremely talkative can talk the hind legs off a donkey. :twit:
-- She is so nice. She just charms the pants off you.
--He will try to charm the pants off you, but you can still refuse to take the job if you don't want to do it.
--How to Charm the Pants Off a Girl [literal use! See http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Charm-the-Pants-Off-a-Girl&id=3939749]
The following example confuses two idioms
i) to talk the hind legs off a donkey [Greek equiivalent!!?] and
ii) to charm the pants off someone.
:devil:--And maybe voters prefer such a leader to smoothies like Cameron and Clegg, who can charm the pants off a donkey.
The other idiom is:-
To talk the hind legs off a donkey: A person who is excessively or extremely talkative can talk the hind legs off a donkey. :twit:
