tirer les vers du nez

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, to pull out the worms from someone's nose.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ti.ʁe le vɛʁ dy ne/
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Verb

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tirer les vers du nez

  1. (informal, figuratively) to worm something out of [with à ‘someone’]

Conjugation

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See also

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