winkle out of
phrasal verbwinkle something out of somebody
- to get information from somebody, especially with difficulty synonym extract
- She always manages to winkle secrets out of people.
Definition of winkle out of phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ripple effect
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