If you ferret out some information, you discover it by searching for it very thoroughly. ( INFORMAL )
The team is trying to ferret out missing details...
I leave it to the reader to ferret these out.
= unearth
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
If you ferret out some information, you discover it by searching for it very thoroughly. ( INFORMAL )
The team is trying to ferret out missing details...
I leave it to the reader to ferret these out.
= unearth
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006