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wring out

verb

  1. drain completely
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
  2. To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money.

    I couldn't help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me.

    They wrung an extra $500 out of us for the transfer fees.

  3. To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope.

    Another difficulty has been that autopilots are designed for ordinary flying. They can't "wring out" a plane, being limited to about 45° in bank and pitch. Aerobatics are an impossibility.

    Others listening to the conversation felt the same as I did, especially after having seen a local pilot really "wring" out the airplane at their local air show two weeks earlier.