wring

Related to wring: wring out, wriggle, wring hands

be wringing (one's) hands

To be displaying one's worries about something (without acting to address it). You're wringing your hands about this when you should be taking some action to stop it.

See also: hand, wring

wring (one's) hands

To display one's worries about something but not act to address it. We must not just wring our hands about this famine. We must act to help those who are starving.

See also: hand, wring

wring (one's) neck

To strangle someone. The phrase is used as a threat, but never refers to actually strangling someone. I'll wring your neck the next time you talk to me like that, you hear me? That's the second time this week he's eaten my lunch. I ought to wring his neck!

wring (one's) withers

To force an emotional or conscientious response from someone. Another film blatantly crafted to wring our withers ahead of awards season, its heavy-handed stance on morality and conscience end up coming off as cheap and cynical.

wring (something) from (someone or something)

1. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. Be sure to wring the excess water from that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil from the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.

2. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers from him. They've been using blackmail to wring money from me for years.

wring (something) out of (someone or something)

1. Literally, to squeeze or twist wet fabric in an attempt to dry it. Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline.

2. By extension, to pressure or otherwise convince someone to do what one wants. That guy's easily intimidated, so I'm confident you'll be able to wring some details out of him.

wring out

1. To squeeze or twist wet material in an attempt to dry it or remove excess liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." The washing machine isn't draining properly, so be sure to wring everything out before you hang it up. I'll have to wring out my hair after that rain storm!

2. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil out of the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.

3. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. A noun or pronoun is used between "wring" and "out." The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers out of him. They've been using blackmail to wring money out of me for years.

wring water from a stone

To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like wringing water from a stone. Don't bother trying to get an answer from him. You can't wring water from a stone.

wring water out of a stone

To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like wringing water out of a stone. Don't bother trying to get an answer from him. You can't wring water out of a stone.

wring something from something

and wring something out of something

to remove liquid from something by squeezing or twisting. She wrung the water from the cloth and wiped up the rest of the spill. Alice wrung the water out of the washcloth.

wring something out

to squeeze or twist something dry of liquid. He wrung the rag out and wiped up more of the spilled milk. Liz wrung out the rag and wiped up more of the spilled milk.

wring something out of someone

to pressure someone into telling something. The police will wring the truth out of her. After a lot of questioning, they wrung the information out of Fred.

be wringing your hands

COMMON If someone is wringing their hands, they are expressing sadness or regret about a bad situation, but are not taking any action to deal with it. He accused the Government of wringing its hands and doing nothing as the country's jobless figures increased. Note: When someone behaves like this, you can call it hand-wringing or wringing of hands. Condolences and hand-wringing are not enough. I expect there'll be shock, horror and wringing of hands. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. Note: If you wring something, you squeeze or twist it.

See also: hand, wring

wring someone's neck

INFORMAL

If you say that you would like to wring someone's neck you mean that you are very angry with them. I'll wring his neck if I catch him! I could wring her neck the way I'm feeling at the moment. Note: To wring something means to twist it and squeeze it.

wring someone's withers

stir someone's emotions or conscience.

This phrase is taken from Hamlet. In the play-within-the-play scene, Hamlet remarks ironically that there is no need for King Claudius, his usurping uncle, to feel troubled by the plot, remarking: ‘let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung’. The withers are the bony ridge between the shoulders of a horse which is liable to be chafed by an ill-fitting saddle.

wring your hands

show great distress.

See also: hand, wring

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌwring your ˈhands

twist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious: He stood there, wringing his hands in despair. It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something. ▶ ˈhand-wringing noun: No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation.

See also: hand, wring

ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck

(spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat: If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!

If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird.

wring from

1. To extract some liquid by twisting and compressing something: I wrung the water from the cloth and laid it out to dry.

2. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone: My mother finally wrung the truth from us, and we told her everything.

wring out

1. To twist, squeeze, or compress something, especially so as to extract liquid: I wrung out the wet towel. Wring the clothes out before you hang them on the line.

2. To extract some liquid by twisting or compressing something: Wring out the suds from the dishcloth when you're done washing the dishes. She twisted her hair to wring the rain out of it.

3. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone; extort something from someone: We can wring out the story from him if we question him long enough. The prosecutor wrung the truth out of the reluctant witness.

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释义	wring Related to wring: wring out, wriggle, wring hands be wringing (one's) hands To be displaying one's worries about something (without acting to address it). You're wringing your hands about this when you should be taking some action to stop it. See also: hand, wring wring (one's) hands To display one's worries about something but not act to address it. We must not just wring our hands about this famine. We must act to help those who are starving. See also: hand, wring wring (one's) neck To strangle someone. The phrase is used as a threat, but never refers to actually strangling someone. I'll wring your neck the next time you talk to me like that, you hear me? That's the second time this week he's eaten my lunch. I ought to wring his neck! See also: neck, wring wring (one's) withers To force an emotional or conscientious response from someone. Another film blatantly crafted to wring our withers ahead of awards season, its heavy-handed stance on morality and conscience end up coming off as cheap and cynical. See also: withers, wring wring (something) from (someone or something) 1. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. Be sure to wring the excess water from that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil from the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor. 2. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers from him. They've been using blackmail to wring money from me for years. See also: wring wring (something) out of (someone or something) 1. Literally, to squeeze or twist wet fabric in an attempt to dry it. Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. 2. By extension, to pressure or otherwise convince someone to do what one wants. That guy's easily intimidated, so I'm confident you'll be able to wring some details out of him. See also: of, out, wring wring out 1. To squeeze or twist wet material in an attempt to dry it or remove excess liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." The washing machine isn't draining properly, so be sure to wring everything out before you hang it up. I'll have to wring out my hair after that rain storm! 2. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil out of the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor. 3. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. A noun or pronoun is used between "wring" and "out." The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers out of him. They've been using blackmail to wring money out of me for years. See also: out, wring wring water from a stone To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like wringing water from a stone. Don't bother trying to get an answer from him. You can't wring water from a stone. See also: stone, water, wring wring water out of a stone To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way. Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like wringing water out of a stone. Don't bother trying to get an answer from him. You can't wring water out of a stone. See also: of, out, stone, water, wring Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wring something from something and wring something out of something to remove liquid from something by squeezing or twisting. She wrung the water from the cloth and wiped up the rest of the spill. Alice wrung the water out of the washcloth. See also: wring wring something out to squeeze or twist something dry of liquid. He wrung the rag out and wiped up more of the spilled milk. Liz wrung out the rag and wiped up more of the spilled milk. See also: out, wring wring something out of someone to pressure someone into telling something. The police will wring the truth out of her. After a lot of questioning, they wrung the information out of Fred. See also: of, out, wring McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. be wringing your hands COMMON If someone is wringing their hands, they are expressing sadness or regret about a bad situation, but are not taking any action to deal with it. He accused the Government of wringing its hands and doing nothing as the country's jobless figures increased. Note: When someone behaves like this, you can call it hand-wringing or wringing of hands. Condolences and hand-wringing are not enough. I expect there'll be shock, horror and wringing of hands. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. Note: If you wring something, you squeeze or twist it. See also: hand, wring wring someone's neck INFORMAL If you say that you would like to wring someone's neck you mean that you are very angry with them. I'll wring his neck if I catch him! I could wring her neck the way I'm feeling at the moment. Note: To wring something means to twist it and squeeze it. See also: neck, wring Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. wring someone's withers stir someone's emotions or conscience. This phrase is taken from Hamlet. In the play-within-the-play scene, Hamlet remarks ironically that there is no need for King Claudius, his usurping uncle, to feel troubled by the plot, remarking: ‘let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung’. The withers are the bony ridge between the shoulders of a horse which is liable to be chafed by an ill-fitting saddle. See also: withers, wring wring your hands show great distress. See also: hand, wring Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌwring your ˈhands twist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious: He stood there, wringing his hands in despair. It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something. ▶ ˈhand-wringing noun: No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation. See also: hand, wring ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck (spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat: If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck! If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird. See also: neck, wring Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary wring from v. 1. To extract some liquid by twisting and compressing something: I wrung the water from the cloth and laid it out to dry. 2. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone: My mother finally wrung the truth from us, and we told her everything. See also: wring wring out v. 1. To twist, squeeze, or compress something, especially so as to extract liquid: I wrung out the wet towel. Wring the clothes out before you hang them on the line. 2. To extract some liquid by twisting or compressing something: Wring out the suds from the dishcloth when you're done washing the dishes. She twisted her hair to wring the rain out of it. 3. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone; extort something from someone: We can wring out the story from him if we question him long enough. The prosecutor wrung the truth out of the reluctant witness. See also: out, wring The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: be wringing (one's) hands be wringing your hands shoot (one's) cuffs shoot your cuffs at the end of (one's) fingertips at (one's) fingertips at fingertips at one's fingertips at doorstep at (one's) doorstep References in periodicals archive Fortunately, if you leave too much film, the blocks will not wring, or if you have no film at all, the force is weak and unreliable. Dueling gage blocks Don't wring or twist the uniform to get excess water out--that adds wrinkles. The laws of laundering But just when you might think no comedian could wring more laughs out of overdone subjects like Julia Child or Michael Jackson, here comes Cantone describing Jackson with a "clitoris for a nose." Down 'n' dishy: Mario Cantone's howlingly funny one-man show is the gayest ticket on Broadway Don't wring them as they are more likely to stretch. Time and Money: Time savers If you prefer to drip dry them, wring out all the water first. Mother knows best Sports moguls continue to wring public money from voters. Balance Sheet WASN'T it interesting to see everyone wring their hands and come over all sanctimonious about Delia Smith's call to arms at Norwich City - in the same week that Birmingham City winger Jermaine Pennant was sent down for three months for drink driving while banned. DARREN FULLERTON: Not De-lightful However, you're supposed to wring out the sponge into an approved hazardous waste container every day after firing. Put the squeeze on sponge The Queen found herself on the front of several Sunday papers, photographed stooping to wring a pheasant's neck. This is getting rather unpheasant, Ma'am According to my dictionary, extort means "to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority." Yet NOW maintained that anti-abortion protesters were guilty of extortion, a "predicate act" under RICO, when they blocked the entrances of clinics. Mouths sued shut: making racketeers out of protesters After you're through cleaning, dip a clean cheesecloth in clean water and wring it almost dry. Inside-out puts mask out Muntean/Rosenblum, however, are determined to wring a little substance from this surfeit of style--to uncover some soul in spiffy Banana Republicans and other supremely self-aware young urbanites. MUNTEAN/ROSENBIUM The dancers, ever alert and dedicated, do their best to wring something tangible out of the material they've been given. Mirage
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