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2023-05-18 05:05
Draw (someone or something) out of (someone or something) verb phrase
To elicit something from someone
The police tried to draw a confession out of the suspect, but they failed.
What did you do to draw such anger out of John?
Have you succeeded at drawing any news out of John?
To lure or manipulate someone/an animal out of the place they are hiding
I tried to draw the rabbit out of the hollow at the base of the tree with some food.
I've just drawn this little squirrel out of its hole.
To offer someone/ an animal something appealing to persuade them to do something.
1. To lure someone or something out of a place where they hide; to pull someone out of somewhere.
2. To make someone talk or express themselves freely.
3. To make something last unnecessarily longer.
4. To get information from someone unwilling to give it.
5. To take something out (of something else)
6. To make something flow out of something else.
Used to describe the action of enticing someone to do something.
The verb "draw" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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