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  What it means

  Literally “to pull by the tongue.” Means to try to get someone to talk or reveal a secret they are holding back. “To draw someone out,” “to pick someone’s brain.”

  Vocabulary

  • język — tongue; language

  Grammar note

  Perfective 'pociągnąć' implies a specific attempt to get information.

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