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worm information — If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you … The small dictionary of idiomes
worm information — If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Worm information — If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you … Dictionary of English idioms
worm something out of — obtain information from by cunning persistence. → worm … English new terms dictionary
ˌworm sth ˈout of sb — phrasal verb to gradually get information from someone who does not want to give it to you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
worm — v. 1) (d; tr.) to worm into (how did they worm their way into the meeting?) 2) (d; intr., tr.) to worm out of (to worm out of an obligation; to worm information out of smb.) 3) (misc.) to worm one s way into smb. s confidence * * * [wɜːm] (misc.) … Combinatory dictionary
worm out of — PHRASAL VERB If you worm information out of someone, you gradually find it out by constantly asking them about it. [V n P P n] It took me weeks to worm the facts out of him... [V P P n n (not pron)] It didn t take long before she d wormed out of… … English dictionary
worm out of — ˌworm ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they worm out of he/she/it worms out of present participle worming out of past tense … 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 — worm1 [ wɜrm ] noun * 1. ) count a creature with a long soft body and no bones or legs a ) count an insect that looks like a worm b ) worms plural small creatures that look like worms and live inside the body of a person or animal and make them… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
worm out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms worm out of : present tense I/you/we/they worm out of he/she/it worms out of present participle worming out of past tense wormed out of past participle wormed out of worm something out of someone to gradually… … English dictionary