I asked a question on BBC message board. The question was...
Hi there. I am wondering is there any phrase or word to describe the action that one tries to get informaiton or secrect by setting a tricky trap in a conversation so that the other person would easily reveal the truth.Thank you for answering my question.^.^
What I wanted to ask is 套話 in chinese. I'm not sure if it is a right way to ask.
After an hour, I got the answer as following:
Yes, the slang expression which probably won't mean much to you is "being played". You could ask the person who is setting the trap, "Am I being played here?"
Actually, it's not the answer that I am really expecting, but it's more oral. Or maybe it's because I put my question in a wrong way.
Hi there. I am wondering is there any phrase or word to describe the action that one tries to get informaiton or secrect by setting a tricky trap in a conversation so that the other person would easily reveal the truth.Thank you for answering my question.^.^
What I wanted to ask is 套話 in chinese. I'm not sure if it is a right way to ask.
After an hour, I got the answer as following:
Yes, the slang expression which probably won't mean much to you is "being played". You could ask the person who is setting the trap, "Am I being played here?"
Actually, it's not the answer that I am really expecting, but it's more oral. Or maybe it's because I put my question in a wrong way.
How about "elicit"?
ReplyDeleteE.g. I tried to elicit more information from him, but was unsuccessful.
Your question is very clear to me. Maybe, ask one more time and see if you could get more responses from other teachers.