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phrasewring from/out of1. wring sth from/out of sb to get information, money, an agreement etc from someone, but only with great difficulty, or by forcing them to give it: Carla was determined to win the case and wring every dollar she could out of her ex-husband. He finally wrung permission from the War Cabinet for three naval brigades to be sent to Antwerp.2. wring sth from/out of sb to make someone feel a particular emotion, by deliberately behaving in a way that causes this emotion: Nigel felt annoyed with Elinor for trying to wring sympathy out of him in this way. Streep has a startling talent for wringing emotional responses from an audience.
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