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to skeeze one's way into

to skeeze one's way into

9.9
To get into a place like a club by using fake friendliness or praise
  • phrasal verb
  • /skiːz wʌnz weɪ ˈɪntu/
  • Informal
translation icon : meterse a la fuerza
  • She tried to skeeze her way into the backstage area by flattering the security guard.

Examples

  • He always manages to skeeze his way into exclusive clubs, even without an invitation.

  • They skeeze their way into conversations by pretending to know everyone.

  • He tried to skeeze his way into the VIP section.

  • Don't skeeze your way into my party!

  • He always manages to skeeze his way into exclusive clubs, even without an invitation.

  • She tried to skeeze her way into the backstage area by flattering the security guard.

  • They skeeze their way into conversations by pretending to know everyone.

Synonyms

to sneak in
vsto skeeze one's way into
  • Informal
75 3.8

To go into a place quietly so no one notices

gets in by manipulative charm instead of secret entry
to hoodwink
vsto skeeze one's way into
11 7.4

To make someone believe something that is not true

wins access through sleazy charm rather than general deception
to wangle
vsto skeeze one's way into
  • UK
1 8.7

To get something by clever or dishonest ways

relies on sleazy charm rather than general clever tricks
to weasel into
vsto skeeze one's way into
  • Informal
1 8.5

To get into a place or group by being sly

uses manipulative, insincere charm rather than secrecy

Antonyms

to earn
947 1.0

To get respect from others because you behave well

How Manipulative

to skeeze one's way into
  • Informal
9.9
to worm
  • Informal
12 8.8
to butter up
  • Informal
13 4.2
to talk into
236 3.0
to join
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

skeeze one's way into infinitive
skeeze one's way into past
skeeze one's way into past participle
skeeze one's way into present participle
skeeze's one's way into third person singular

Morphology

skeeze + one + way + into

The construction 'one's way into' is transparently compositional (to gain access by a method), but the verb 'skeeze' is slang/colloquial and not a regular, clearly decomposable root; its sleazy/manipulative sense is non-standard and may be unknown to learners. Because part of the meaning is directly derivable from the transparent particle phrase while the crucial verbal component is slangy and only partially predictable, the expression is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Skeeze one's way into likely comes from the image of someone trying to skeeze through a crowd and find a way in while acting friendly but not sincere. Imagine slipping between people and flattering the host; that's why it means 'to get into a place or group by using fake or sleazy charm'.