prizesomethingout ofsomeone
phrasal verbwithprizeverbuk/praɪz/us/praɪz/
UK
to get something from someone withdifficulty,especiallyinformationormoney:
He's sosecretive- you'll have a hardtimeprizinganyinformationout of him.
Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- carvesomethingout (foryourself)
- draw
- earn
- fill
- get out ofsomething
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- glom ontosomething/someone
- go tosomeone
- honoree
- score
- secure
- seize
- seize on/uponsomething
- snapsomethingup
- snatch
- snatch atsomething