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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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come apartUsed other than as an idiom: see come, apart.Rate it:

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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pick apartUsed other than as an idiom: see pick, apart.Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.Rate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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worlds apartVastly different.Rate it:

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pull out of the fireTo save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.Rate it:

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pull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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rug pullMostly, a type of crypto scam where developers raise funds from investors and then ditch the project they used to create the buzz.Rate it:

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Pull the Rug out from Under YouTo ruin someone’s dreams, hopes or plans, to suddenly withdraw supportRate it:

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a pull of the hair for being unfairThe 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".Rate it:

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pull aTo emulate a behaviour generally attributed to the individual named.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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pull offTo achieve; to succeed at something difficult.Rate it:

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pull outTo withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.Rate it:

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pull togetherTo unite for a common objective.Rate it:

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the whistle doesn't pull the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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pull one's head inTo withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.Rate it:

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pull one's weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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pull oneself togetherTo become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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pull upLift upwards or vertically.Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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pull upRetrieve; get.Rate it:

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pull offTo remove by pulling.Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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leg pullTo jokeRate it:

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on the pullSeeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.Rate it:

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