wormsomethingout ofsomeone
phrasal verbwithwormverbuk/wɜːm/us/wɝːm/
informaltotryand getinformationfrom someone that they aretryingtokeepsecret:
He wasn't going totellme, but Imanagedtowormit out of him.
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- ask aftersomeone
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
- beat
- beatsomethingout ofsomeone
- bombard
- cross-examine
- doorstep
- enquire
- inquire withinidiom
- interviewer
- pin
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- Q, q
- reinterview
- resurvey
- retest
- roll
- survey
- the third degreeidiom