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Definition of
worm out of phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
worm out of
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
worm something out of somebody
(
informal
)
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to gradually get someone to tell you something that they do not want to tell you
We eventually wormed the secret out of her.
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worm out of
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
worm-eaten
adjective
wormhole
noun
worm out of
phrasal verb
wormwood
noun
wormy
adjective