wrestle from
wrestle (someone or something) (away) from (someone or something)
1. To take someone or something away from someone or something else by pulling in a violent, wrenching manner. The bullies wrestled my diary away from me and started reading it in front of the whole class. The officer wrestled the hostage from the criminal. The whole car was so badly rusted that I had to really wrestle this part away from the engine.
2. To manage to obtain control or possession of something through some battle, struggle, or conflict with someone or something else. The rebels wrestled power from the dictatorship after five years of war. The political party finally managed to wrestle control of congress away from their opponents for the first time in 10 years. You'll have to wrestle the kids away from me in court.
3. To obtain or extract something, such as information, from someone or something, especially after much difficulty or persistence. We were finally able to wrestle some answers from the spy we were interrogating. I've been going to counseling in an effort to wrestle some meaning out of this tragic situation.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wrestle something from someone
to get something away from someone after a physical struggle. Wally wrestled the gun away from Max and threw it out the window. I could not wrestle my wallet from the thief.
See also: wrestle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- conduct
- conduct (someone or something) away
- conduct away
- drag (someone or something) away from (something)
- deflect
- deflect (something) away from (someone or something)
- deflect away from
- drag (someone or something) away
- drag away
- draw away