worm something out of someone
US /wɜrm ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt əv ˈsʌm.wʌn/
UK /wɜrm ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt əv ˈsʌm.wʌn/
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（人から）何かを巧みに聞き出す, （人から）情報を引き出す
to try to get information from someone who does not want to give it, by being clever or by persuading them
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I tried to worm the truth out of him, but he wouldn't say a word.
彼から真実を聞き出そうとしたが、彼は一言も話さなかった。
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She managed to worm the secret out of her sister after hours of questioning.
彼女は数時間の尋問の末、妹から秘密を聞き出すことに成功した。