tease something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also tease)

1. to succeed in learning information that is hidden, or that someone does not want to tell you
tease something ↔ out of
I finally managed to tease the truth out of her.

2. to gently move hairs or threads that are stuck together so that they become loose or straight again:
She combed her hair, gently teasing out the knots.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tease out
tease out (something)
to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information.
What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history.

After a while, you learn how to tease out the errors hidden in texts.

Related vocabulary: puzzle over something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

tease out something
tease out (something)
to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information.
What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history.

After a while, you learn how to tease out the errors hidden in texts.

Related vocabulary: puzzle over something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲