grill (someone) (about something)
grill (someone) (about something)
To question or interrogate someone intensely and relentlessly (about something). I wish my parents would stop grilling me about where I go with my friends at night! You're going to have to grill Janet if you want any answers about her spending habits.
See also: grill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
grill
n. face; front teeth. Ain’t you getting your grill a little close to my grill?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- grill
- drill (someone) (with questions)
- hammer away at
- hammer away at (someone)
- give (someone) the third degree
- give someone the third degree
- pester
- pester (one) about (someone or something)
- pester about
- probe