tirer les vers du nez

French

Etymology

Literally, “to pull out the worms from somebody's nose”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ʁe le vɛʁ dy ne/

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Verb

tirer les vers du nez

1. (informal, figuratively, transitive with à) to worm something out of somebody

Conjugation

• see tirer

See also

• arracher les mots de la bouche