roped into
Pressured to participate
To be roped into something is to be persuaded or pressured into participating, often reluctantly: I got roped into helping my sister move.
The image is of being lassoed and pulled along against your will.
The phrase usually implies mild coercion rather than force—someone talked you into something you'd rather have avoided.
- draggedPulled heavily along
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- persuadeCause to believe
- convinceCause to believe
- bindFasten or obligate
dragged along · against my will · obligated · hesitant · begrudging · reluctant · coerced · manipulate · guilt trip · peer pressure · peer pressured · compel · signed up · strongarmed · arm twisted · shanghaied · cajole · guilted
roped intoinitiated
Started or inducted
spearheaded · championed · led · organized · proposed
roped intolet off the hook
got out of · escaped · wriggled out of · begged off · declined