tease out (something)

to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information.

What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history.

After a while, you learn how to tease out the errors hidden in texts.

Related vocabulary: puzzle over something

• tighten the screws on someone
• tighten the screws on something
• tighten your belt
• till all hours
• till all hours of the night
• till kingdom come
• tilt at windmills
• time after time
• time and again
• time and time again
• time flies
• Time flies.
• Time flies when you're having fun.
• time hangs heavy
• time hangs heavy on hands
• time hangs heavy on someone's hands
• time is on side
• time is on your side
• time is ripe
• time is up
• time lies heavy
• time lies heavy on hands
• time lies heavy on someone's hands
• time on hands
• time on your hands