ferret something out of someone or something

ferret something out of someone or something
ferret something out of someone or something & ferretsomething out
Fig. to get, remove, or retrieve something from someone or something, usually with cunning and persistence. •

I tried very hard, but I couldn't ferret the information out of the clerk.

I had to ferret out the answers one by one.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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