wangle from
wangle (something) from (one)
To succeed in obtaining something from one by tricky, clever, or deceitful means. I managed to wangle some free products from the people who are running the promotional event. He used the damaging information to wangle more money from the company as part of his severance package.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wangle something from someone
and wangle something Out of someoneFig. to obtain, through argument or deception, something from someone. Are you trying to wangle money from me? You can't wangle any money out of me.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- wangle (something) from (one)
- wangle out of
- wangle out of (someone or something)
- wangle (one's) way out of (something)
- be on the fiddle
- on the fiddle
- bloodsucker
- play dirty
- catch not at the shadow and lose the substance
- take the shadow for the substance