DRAG (SOMETHING) OUT OF (SOMEBODY)

Meaning of DRAG (SOMETHING) OUT OF (SOMEBODY) in English

drag something out of somebody phrasal verb ( see also ↑ drag )

to make someone tell you something when they had not intended to tell you or were not supposed to tell you:

Police finally dragged a confession out of him.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAG — v. & n. --v. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one's feet, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAG — v. & n. v. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one's feet, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
DRAG — v. & n. --v. (dragged, dragging) 1. tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one's feet, …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAG — ( drags, dragging, dragged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAG — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drag queen drag race drag your feet (= walk slowly in an unwilling way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
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SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OUT — 1. aʋt n 1. (the outs) pl парл. разг. оппозиция the ins and the outs - правительственная партия и оппозиция …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAG — drag.ogg _I 1. dræg n 1. 1> медленное движение a heavy drag uphill - трудный подъём в гору 2> волочение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRAG — 1) сопротивление ( среды ) ; гидравлическое (гидродинамическое) сопротивление; лобовое сопротивление 2) увлечение || увлекать 3) торможение ( среды ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DRAG — 1) сопротивление (среды); гидравлическое (гидродинамическое) сопротивление; лобовое сопротивление 2) увлечение || увлекать 3) торможение (среды); сила торможения (среды) || тормозить 4) метал. шлеппер 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OUT — 1) внешний 2) выключенный 3) наружный • back drill out — вынимать сверло balance out and emf — компенсировать эдс be drawn out of meridian — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DRAG — 1) аэродинамическое сопротивление 2) торможение || тормозить 3) волочить || волочение 4) горн. рудная брекчия 5) драга; землечерпалка || драгировать, чистить дно 6) горн. обломки …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OUT — out нареч.1) (указывает на нахождение) вне, снаружи, за пределами (чего-л.) It's hot out - very hot, very humid. — На …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
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