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                           Phrase(s): tease something out of something [and] tease something out  to lure something out of something by teasing or tempting.  •  I managed to tease the cat out of the tree with a bit of fish.  •  I teased out the cat.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs