drag sth out of sb
— phrasal verb with drag uk/dræɡ/us/dræɡ/verb -gg-
to force someone to say something, especially when they do not want to:
You never tell me how you feel - I always have to drag it out of you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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