tease sth out
— phrasal verb with tease uk/tiːz/us/tiːz/verb [ I or T ]
(GET INFORMATION)
to try to get information or understand a meaning that is hidden or not clear:
It took me a while to tease the truth out of him.
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Finding and discovering
- a fishing expedition idiom
- alight
- ascertain
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- flush
- get hold of idiom
- get wind of sth idiom
- happen
- happen on/upon sth/sb
- have a (good) nose for sth idiom
- rediscover
- root sth/sb out
- run sb/sth to ground idiom
- scent
- search
- search sth/sb out
- smell
- stumble
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(SEPARATE)
to use your fingers to gradually separate hairs or threads that are stuck or twisted together:
While it was still wet, I gently teased out the tangled knots in Rosie's hair.
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Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- undo
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
- unwind
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