tirer les vers du nez
Meaning: Getting someone to reveal information they want to keep secret.
Language: French
Literally: to pull worms from the nose
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Unpleasant extraction process metaphorically applied to information.
More idioms — The Absurd
- faire un bide — Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.
- faire un couac — Making an embarrassing mistake or producing a discordant sound.
- estar en la luna de Valencia — Completely distracted or absent-minded, oblivious to what's happening around you.
- avere la coda di paglia — Feel guilty about something because you're afraid of being discovered or criticized.
- 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 — Speaking of someone often enough may cause them to unexpectedly appear; talk of the devil.
- пускать пыль в глаза — To deceive or mislead someone, creating false impressions through trickery.
More French idioms
- avoir le trac — Feeling nervous or anxious before a performance or important event.
- faire la morte — Pretending not to notice something or ignoring a situation.
- manger ses paroles — Having to take back or admit one was wrong about something said.
- mettre l'eau à la bouche — Making someone crave or desire something through temptation.
- avoir une grosse tête — Being arrogant, conceited, or thinking highly of oneself.
- tremper son biscuit — Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
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