DRAW SOMEONE OUT ON SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

draw someone out on someone or something: translation

draw someone out on someone or something & drawsomeone out about someone or something & draw someone out†

to bring out someone's private thoughts about someone or something. •

I tried to draw him out on this matter, but he would not say any more.

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I tried to draw out the speaker, but she would not elaborate on what she had said.

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Fred wanted to draw out information about the company's plans, but the controller had nothing to say.