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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(누군가에게서) 무엇인가를 캐내다, (누군가에게서) 정보를 빼내다

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.
나는 그에게서 진실을 캐내려고 했지만, 그는 한마디도 하지 않았다.
She managed to worm the secret out of her sister after hours of questioning.
그녀는 몇 시간 동안 질문한 끝에 여동생에게서 비밀을 캐내는 데 성공했다.