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pull
out of the fire
To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.
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pull
someone's leg
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
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Pull
the Rug out from Under You
To ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw support
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a
pull
of the hair for being unfair
The general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".
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pull
a
To emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named.
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pull
apart
To open something by
pull
ing on various parts of it.
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pull
away
To move ahead.
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pull
off
To achieve; to succeed at something difficult.
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pull
out
To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
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pull
together
To unite for a common objective.
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the whistle doesn't
pull
the train
Alternative form of it's not the whistle that
pull
s the train.
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pull
one's head in
To withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.
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pull
one's weight
To do the work that one is obligated to.
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pull
oneself together
To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.
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pull
someone's bacon out of the fire
To rescue someone, especially at the last moment.
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pull
up
Lift upwards or vertically.
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pull
up
Retrieve; get.
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pull
up
Drive close to something, especially a curb.
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pull
off
To remove by
pull
ing.
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Pull
the Wool over Your Eyes
To play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someone
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leg
pull
To joke
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on the
pull
Seeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.
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pull
a
He
pull
ed an Elvis and got really fat.
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pull
a face
To make an abnormal facial expression.
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pull
a fast one
To deceive or trick.
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Pull
a Fast One
To cheat others by playing mastermind tricks
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pull
a fast one
Play a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.
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pull
a rabbit out of a hat
To do something surprising or beneficial.
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Pull
a Rabbit Out of Hat
To magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedly
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pull
a rabbit out-of a hat
Surprise everyone, 'obtain an almost impossible result
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pull
a train
To have sex with several men one after the other.
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pull
a train
Used other than as an idiom: see
pull
, train.
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pull
ahead
to start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
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Pull
All Your Eggs into One Basket
To take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one time
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pull
an all-nighter
Work diligently throughout the night.
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pull
back
Used other than as an idiom. To
pull
in a backwards direction
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pull
back
To retreat
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pull
back
To retract
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pull
back
to
pull
in order to reveal something underneath or behind.
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pull
back
To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.
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pull
back
To score when the team is losing.
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pull
down
To make lower.
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pull
down
To demolish or destroy.
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pull
down
To cause to fall to the floor
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pull
faces
To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement.
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pull
in
To
pull
something, so that comes inside.
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pull
in
To arrest.
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pull
in
To earn [money].
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pull
in
To approach a station.
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pull
in
To tighten a sail by
pull
ing on a rope.
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