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To haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force.
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She dragged out her old Spanish textbooks in an attempt to prepare for her trip.
Submitted on May 18, 2010
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- at heart
- carry one's weight
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- dig deep
- down the drain
- ears are burning
- elbow room
- face to face
- fair game
- feather in one's cap
- food chain
- for goodness' sake
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- front runner
- get into trouble
- give somebody pause
- ground rules
- hammer home
- hang a ralph
- have truck with
- heart to heart
- in its infancy
- in one's cups
- keep an eye on
- kick the bucket
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- look like
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- move heaven and earth
- much of a muchness
- no holds barred
- no joy
- off the mark
- old stick
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- on the right track
- on the spot
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