He used a Jedi mind trick to get me to buy lunch.
Jedi mind trick
idiomA mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy.
Origin
first recorded 20th c.From the Star Wars films, the first of which—Star Wars—was released in 1977. In the films, members of the Jedi order are able to use a metaphysical power called the Force to implant suggestions in other people’s minds to induce them to act as the Jedi wish.
The salesperson tried a Jedi mind trick to convince me that I needed the expensive upgrade.
She employed a subtle Jedi mind trick, skillfully steering the conversation until I agreed to her terms without even realizing it.
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bear in mind
To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.
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blow someone's mind
To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.
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bored out of one's mind
Extremely bored.
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cast one's mind back
To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.
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change one's mind
To decide differently than one had decided before.
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change someone's mind
To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.
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close one's mind
To refuse to understand things.
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come to mind
To appear in one's thoughts.