TO ARGUE OUT OF (AWAY, A DOG’S TAIL OFF, etc.), verb. phr. (colloquial).—To get rid of by argument: see TALK.
1713. The Guardian, No. 60, 20 May. Which … have clearly ARGUED THAT ANIMAL OUT OF THE CREATION.
1719. YOUNG, Revenge, i. 1. We call on wit to ARGUE IT AWAY.
1865. THOMPSON, Odds and Ends. Men … would ARGUE A DOG’S TAIL OFF.
