Expressions (A–Z)
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Drew from his mouth
He coaxed him. He succeeded in drawing words from his mouth.
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Make a virtue of necessity/ to draw good from evil/ to bring forth the precious from the vile
By metaphor: to realize the good potential present in a negative thing. To revea...
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Take the words out of my mouth
By metaphor: You have said and precisely expressed what I am thinking and what I...
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To bring the words out of his mouth
See: "You took the words out of my mouth."
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To extract a statement from/ to get to know something from a person
He saved him from being devoured. He took him out of the mouth of..., by asking:...
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To pull out from the sleeve
See: "Drew from the sleeve."
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