wild horses wouldn't drag (pull, tear, etc.) smb.

wild horses wouldn't drag (pull, tear, etc.) smb.
(или smth.) paзг.
   1) (smb. from smb. или smth.) кoгo-л. никaкими cилaми нe зacтaвишь, нe oтopвёшь и т. п. oт кoгo-л. или oт чeгo-л.
    Wild horses can't pull her away from him (M. Twain). I'll never go there again, never. You may say what you like. Wild horses wouldn't drag me (D. L. Severs)
   2) (smth. from или out of smb.) cилoй нe выpвeшь чтo-л. у кoгo-л.; этo клeщaми из кoгo-л. нe вытянeшь
    'I don't know,' she answered hurriedly. 'Nor does anybody know who the father was. Wild horses wouldn't drag his name out of her (A J. Cronin). You cannot read Candida: you know very well that you have been strictly ordered not to read until your eyes are better. Wild horses shall not tear that script from me (C. B. Shaw)

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