Tirar a alguien de la lengua

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Tirar a alguien de la lengua means to make sb speak about sth secret or sth private by indirect means.
Do you know an equivalent in English?

[hermit]

one that comes to mind is "to loosen up someone's tongue".

another, re: a secret, "to pry it out of him/her".

hermit

[Lollo]

Incitare a parlare
egg someone up

Pienso que la mejor traducion sea esta

[JPablo]

I agree with the above.
(But I think that "egg somebody on to" is like "incitar a alguien" or "azuzar a alguien para...") (I.e., I believe the usual is "on" not "up" with "egg".)

There are other different nuances in the following examples,

tirarle o jalarle (de) la lengua a alguien:
hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada = you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn’t tell you anything;
Random House gives "pump"
pump 13. to question artfully or persistently to elicit information: to pump someone for confidential information.

sé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua = I know a lot about your shady deals, so don’t provoke me …

[Lollo]

I agree with the above.
(But I think that "egg somebody on to" is like "incitar a alguien" or "azuzar a alguien para...") (I.e., I believe the usual is "on" not "up" with "egg".)

There are other different nuances in the following examples,

tirarle o jalarle (de) la lengua a alguien:
hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada = you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn’t tell you anything;
Random House gives "pump"
pump 13. to question artfully or persistently to elicit information: to pump someone for confidential information.

sé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua = I know a lot about your shady deals, so don’t provoke me …

yes I meant on! Sorry!

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Lollo Da dove sei? Mi piace tantissimo la tua lingua italiana.

[JPablo]

Hey, Robin, are you trying to loosen up her tongue? :D :D

I couldn't resist the question... just to keep the thread on topic! ;)

[Lollo]

Hello!
Brought up in Naples, family in Tuscany (Arezzo).
Cheers

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Thanks, nice place.