wrest someone or something (away) from someone or something

wrest someone or something (away) from someone or something
wrest someone or something (away) from someone or something
to struggle to get someone or something from the grip of someone or something. •

The kidnappers wrested the baby from his mother and ran away with him.

The policeman wrested the gun away from Lefty.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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