Make
Win over
Win over verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
Both terms in one sentence
- From her perspective, her greatest challenge is to win over Merlin, a servant who seems oddly disgruntled at her presence, and who she tries to make friends with, believing that he's either jealous of her relationship with Arthur or doubtful that she has sincere feelings for him.
Source: Wrong Assumption - Not to mention that she is fully aware that her attempts to win over Justin are pointless and do nothing but make her come off as annoying and quite possibly psychotic, but can't seem to stop herself.
Source: Psycho Ex-Girlfriend
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