verb
VERB + TEMPT
▪ could , may , might
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
Charlotte was ~ed into parting with $50 for the painting.
▪ with
▪
restaurants ~ing us with delicious cakes
PHRASES
▪ be almost ~ed , be half ~ed
▪
I was almost ~ed to strip off and plunge straight into the pool.
▪ be ~ed , feel ~ed
▪
Did you ever feel ~ed to cheat?
▪ be seriously ~ed , be severely ~ed ( esp. BrE ), be sorely ~ed , be strongly ~ed , be very ~ed
▪
She was sorely ~ed to throw the wine in his face.
Tempt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ buyer , ↑ fate , ↑ shopper