Collocations for "pry"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pry" in context.
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pry
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- pry into [other people's business, her affairs, his life]
- don't pry
- stop prying into my [life]
- pried [her leg, his arm, my shoulder] free
- pried the [door, safe, shutter] open
- pried open the [door]
- the [door] was pried open
- use a [screwdriver, crowbar, hammer] to pry (it) open
- pry off the [lid, top]
- pry the [lid] off
- pry [a secret, the news, information] from her
- pry the [news] out of her
- pried his fingers from the [bar, window]
'pry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):