- ˌworm sth ˈout of sb
- phrasal verb
to gradually get information from someone who does not want to give it to you
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ˌworm sth ˈout of sb
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worm something out of somebody — ˌworm sth ˈout of sb derived (informal) to make sb tell you sth, by asking them questions in a clever way for a long period of time • We eventually wormed the secret out of her. Main entry: ↑wormderived … Useful english dictionary
worm — worm1 [wə:m US wə:rm] n [: Old English; Origin: wyrm snake, worm ] 1.) a long thin creature with no bones and no legs that lives in soil →↑earthworm, ↑lugworm 2.) the young form of an insect, which looks like a short worm →↑glow worm … Dictionary of contemporary English
worm — 1 noun (C) 1 a long thin creature with no bones and no legs that lives in soil 2 someone who you do not like or respect 3 have worms to have parasites (=small creature that eats your food or your blood) in your body 4 the worm turns literary used … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worm — [wɜːm] noun [C] I 1) a small creature with a long soft body and no bones or legs 2) computing a program that deliberately damages computer systems by making copies of itself II verb worm [wɜːm] worm your way into/out of sth to use clever methods… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wriggle — wrig|gle1 [ˈrıgəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln] 1.) to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements ▪ Stop wriggling and let me put your T shirt on. wriggle under/through/into ▪ He wriggled … Dictionary of contemporary English
ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big … Collocations dictionary
cast — cast1 W3 [ka:st US kæst] v past tense and past participle cast ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 cast light on/onto something 2 cast doubt(s) on something 3¦(light and shade)¦ 4 cast a shadow/cloud over something 5¦(look)¦ 6 cast an eye on/over something 7 cast a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of sandworms in fictional works — The iconic sandworms of Frank Herbert s Dune universe were introduced in the 1965 novel Dune , the best selling science fiction novel of all time. cite web | title= SCI FI Channel Auction to Benefit Reading Is Fundamental |… … Wikipedia
way — noun 1 method/style ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful … Collocations dictionary
early — ear|ly1 W1S1 [ˈə:li US ˈə:rli] adj comparative earlier superlative earliest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(first part)¦ 2¦(before usual)¦ 3¦(beginning)¦ 4¦(new thing)¦ 5 the early hours 6 an early start 7 at/from an early age … Dictionary of contemporary English
