%smoke out%

v. t. 1. To drive from a refuge or hiding place by causing dense smoke or other noxious fumes to permeate the refuge; as, the police smoked out the bank robbers with tear gas. [ PJC ]

2. Hence: [ metaphorical ] To expose; to force into public view; to reveal in its true light; as, the reporter smoked out the waffling candidate with a direct question, exposing his view on the issue. [ PJC ]