- winkle someone out of somewhere
- expr infml
We'll try to winkle him out of there — Мы попробуем выманить его оттуда
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
We'll try to winkle him out of there — Мы попробуем выманить его оттуда
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
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