Worm something out of someone meaning
Worm something out of someone is a phrasal verb that means to informally obtain information that another person is trying to keep secret.
- Past simple
- wormed something out of someone
- Past participle
- wormed something out of someone
- -ing form
- worming something out of someone
What worm something out of someone means
obtain secret informationC1informal
To informally obtain information that another person is trying to keep secret
The interviewer eventually wormed the full story out of him.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does worm something out of someone mean?
To informally obtain information that another person is trying to keep secret.
What is the past tense of worm something out of someone?
Wormed something out of someone, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
