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Is it okay to use this idiom in its positive state like this: I talked some sense into him.? OR I succeeded in talking some sense into him.?

And, how do I exactly negate that idiom in that same form as above, can I say: I didn't talk some sense into him?

I don't want it to be like this: I talked some sense into him, to no avail.

Is it okay to use this idiom in its positive state like this: I talked some sense into him. OR I succeeded in talking some sense into him.

And, how do I exactly negate that idiom in that same form as above, can I say: I didn't talk some sense into him?

I don't want it to be like this: I talked some sense into him, to no avail.

Is it okay to use this idiom in its positive state like this: I talked some sense into him.? OR I succeeded in talking some sense into him.?

And, how do I exactly negate that idiom in that same form as above, can I say: I didn't talk some sense into him?

I don't want it to be like this: I talked some sense into him, to no avail.

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How to negate "talk some sense into (someone)"?

Is it okay to use this idiom in its positive state like this: I talked some sense into him. OR I succeeded in talking some sense into him.

And, how do I exactly negate that idiom in that same form as above, can I say: I didn't talk some sense into him?

I don't want it to be like this: I talked some sense into him, to no avail.