- worm out of
- Verb. To evade or escape an unpleasant situation by undignified behaviour. E.g."She attempted to worm out of the arrangement by saying she had to wash her hair."
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worm out of — ˌworm ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they worm out of he/she/it worms out of present participle worming out of past tense … Useful english dictionary
worm out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms worm out of : present tense I/you/we/they worm out of he/she/it worms out of present participle worming out of past tense wormed out of past participle wormed out of worm something out of someone to gradually… … English dictionary
worm out of — Synonyms and related words: alibi, alibi out of, apologize for, arouse, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call forth, call out, call up, catechize, cover with excuses, creep out of, deduce, derive, drag out, draw forth, draw out, educe,… … Moby Thesaurus
worm out — transitive verb Etymology: worm (II) + out 1. : to push or force out by subtle pressure or undermining is trying to worm his partner out of the business 2. : to dispossess or take from by subtle or deceptive means … Useful english dictionary
worm out of — PHRASAL VERB If you worm information out of someone, you gradually find it out by constantly asking them about it. [V n P P n] It took me weeks to worm the facts out of him... [V P P n n (not pron)] It didn t take long before she d wormed out of… … English dictionary
worm out of — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. squirm out of, evade, get out of, slip out of; see avoid , escape … English dictionary for students
worm out — Find out (as a secret) … New dictionary of synonyms
worm out a secret — obtain secret information by deception, cheat someone into revealing a secret … English contemporary dictionary
worm — ► NOUN 1) an earthworm or other creeping or burrowing invertebrate animal having a long slender soft body and no limbs. 2) (worms) intestinal or other internal parasites. 3) a maggot regarded as eating dead bodies buried in the ground. 4)… … English terms dictionary
worm — v. 1) (d; tr.) to worm into (how did they worm their way into the meeting?) 2) (d; intr., tr.) to worm out of (to worm out of an obligation; to worm information out of smb.) 3) (misc.) to worm one s way into smb. s confidence * * * [wɜːm] (misc.) … Combinatory dictionary
