How to Pronounce "tease out of"
expression
TEEZ-owt-uhv
TEEZ-owt-ov
Definition
To get information, an answer, or something else from someone by asking carefully, being clever, or gentle persistence.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtiz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv
British English
tˈiːz/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TEEZ-owt-uhv
UK
TEEZ-owt-ov
Listen in Context
She managed to tease out of him where he hid the gift.
It took months to tease out of the witness what happened that night.
She tried to tease out of her friend who liked her.
He finally teased the real reason out of his boss over coffee.