worm out of

phrasal verb

wormed out of; worming out of; worms out of

informal

1

: to get (information) from (someone) by asking many questions, by using clever methods of persuasion, etc.

She finally wormed the truth out of him.

2

: to avoid doing (something) in usually a clever or dishonest way

He always managed to worm his way out of doing the dishes.