wheedle (something) out of (one)
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.
- somethign
- wheedle (something) away from (one)
- wheedle away from
- wheedle into
- wheedle
- wheedle (one) into (doing something)
- touch (one) for (something)
- touch for
- flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
- flattery will get you nowhere