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winkle sth/sb out
mainly UK — phrasal verb with winkle /ˈwɪŋ.kl̩/ verbDefinition
› to get or find something or someone with difficulty: I managed to winkle the truth out of him eventually.Finding and discovering
(Definition of winkle sth/sb out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fishing expedition idiom
- ascertain verb
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough noun
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- find (sth) out phrasal verb
- finder noun
- finders keepers (losers weepers) idiom
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- unearth verb
- unlock verb
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