Tirar a alguien de la lengua

Tirar a alguien de la lengua
 

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?

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

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

hermit

Incitare a parlare
egg someone up

Pienso que la mejor traducion sea esta

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!

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

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! ;)

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

Thanks, nice place.