winklesomething/someoneout
phrasal verbwithwinkleverbuk/ˈwɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈwɪŋ.kəl/
UKto get orfindsomething or someone withdifficulty:
Imanagedtowinklethetruthoutofhimeventually.
Finding and discovering
- a fishing expeditionidiom
- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- finding
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- pinpoint
- pull
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover