Verb

rum|kriegen

Translation

to persuade, to win over, to get through (time), to manage

Ich muss ihn rumkriegen, mir zu helfen.

I have to persuade him to help me.

Wir müssen den langen Tag irgendwie rumkriegen.

We have to get through this long day somehow.

((j-n)) rumkriegen to persuade (sb.) I got him to come along.

((et4)) rumkriegen to get through (sth., e.g. time) We still have to get through the evening.

Synonyms: to persuade, to convince; Antonyms: to fail

Colloquial combination of 'rum' (short for 'herum', meaning 'around') and 'kriegen' (to get).

Imagine you have to 'get around' (rum) someone's objections to persuade them.