wheedle out of

wheedle (one) out of (something)

To cajole, flatter, beg, or beguile one in order to obtain or steal something from them. He's just a piece of lowly scum who spends his time wheedling pensioners out of their savings over the phone. I can't believe I let Seth wheedle me out of my favorite pencil case!

wheedle (something) out of (one)

To obtain or steal something from one through cajolery, flattery, pleading, or beguilement. I hate these pushy charity workers, trying to wheedle every last cent out of you that they can. After begging and pleading, the kids finally wheedled the car out of me for the weekend.

wheedle out of

1. To obtain something from some person through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled my life savings out of me.

2. To defraud someone of something through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled me out of my life savings.

See also: of, out, wheedle

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

wheedle (one) out of (something)
wheedle into
wheedle
wheedle (one) into (doing something)
beg, borrow or steal
beg, borrow, or steal
sweet talk
sweet-talk
persuade
persuade (one) of (something)

References in periodicals archive

The photograph was taken when we visited Spokane, Washington State, a permission which I had to wheedle out of my commanding officer as we were not normally allowed to travel out of Canada.

Old comrade Taffy Lloyd

Good on Threshers for honouring the vouchers when many a miserly company would have tried to wheedle out of it.

Record View: Offy nice of them

Is this association really trying to create a situation in which motorists who are legitimately caught breaking the law -it says it does not condone lawbreaking -can wheedle out of their offence simply by pretending they weren't the driver?

Letter: Not impressed by this association

But most people will see it as another way to wheedle out of paying up.

Voice of The Daily Mirror: A mean bunch

"We would have had more chance of truth coming out of Josef Stalin's Kremlin than we will ever wheedle out of the Labour Government on this issue."

Institute of Directors' support welcomed

词组	wheedle out of
释义	wheedle out of wheedle (one) out of (something) To cajole, flatter, beg, or beguile one in order to obtain or steal something from them. He's just a piece of lowly scum who spends his time wheedling pensioners out of their savings over the phone. I can't believe I let Seth wheedle me out of my favorite pencil case! See also: of, out, wheedle wheedle (something) out of (one) To obtain or steal something from one through cajolery, flattery, pleading, or beguilement. I hate these pushy charity workers, trying to wheedle every last cent out of you that they can. After begging and pleading, the kids finally wheedled the car out of me for the weekend. See also: of, out, wheedle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wheedle out of v. 1. To obtain something from some person through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled my life savings out of me. 2. To defraud someone of something through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled me out of my life savings. See also: of, out, wheedle The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: wheedle (one) out of (something) wheedle into wheedle wheedle (one) into (doing something) beg, borrow or steal beg, borrow, or steal sweet talk sweet-talk persuade persuade (one) of (something) References in periodicals archive The photograph was taken when we visited Spokane, Washington State, a permission which I had to wheedle out of my commanding officer as we were not normally allowed to travel out of Canada. Old comrade Taffy Lloyd Good on Threshers for honouring the vouchers when many a miserly company would have tried to wheedle out of it. Record View: Offy nice of them Is this association really trying to create a situation in which motorists who are legitimately caught breaking the law -it says it does not condone lawbreaking -can wheedle out of their offence simply by pretending they weren't the driver? Letter: Not impressed by this association But most people will see it as another way to wheedle out of paying up. Voice of The Daily Mirror: A mean bunch "We would have had more chance of truth coming out of Josef Stalin's Kremlin than we will ever wheedle out of the Labour Government on this issue." Institute of Directors' support welcomed
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