PRY (SOMETHING) OUT OF (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of PRY (SOMETHING) OUT OF (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

pry something out of somebody/something phrasal verb American English ( see also ↑ pry )

to get money or information from someone with a lot of difficulty:

If you want to know his name, you’ll have to pry it out of her.

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