Worm out of
/wɜːm ˈaʊt ɒv/B2
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1. To avoid doing something by finding excuses or employing sneaky tactics.
- He always tries to worm out of doing his chores.
- She managed to worm out of attending the boring meeting.
- The student wormed out of handing in his homework on time.
2. To extract information or a confession from someone by persistent questioning.
- The detective wormed the truth out of the suspect after hours of interrogation.
- She finally wormed out the details of the surprise party from her friend.
- He wormed out the real story by asking clever questions.
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