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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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Pull a Fast OneTo cheat others by playing mastermind tricksRate it:

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pull a rabbit out of a hatTo do something surprising or beneficial.Rate it:

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Pull a Rabbit Out of HatTo magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedlyRate it:

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pull a rabbit out-of a hatSurprise everyone, 'obtain an almost impossible resultRate it:

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pull a trainUsed other than as an idiom: see pull, train.Rate it:

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pull a trainTo have sex with several men one after the other.Rate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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Pull All Your Eggs into One BasketTo take all your chances on one plan or idea, to use all your options at one timeRate it:

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pull an all-nighterWork diligently throughout the night.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.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 backUsed other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards directionRate it:

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pull backTo retreatRate it:

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pull backTo retractRate it:

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pull backTo pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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pull backTo score when the team is losing.Rate it:

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pull downTo make lower.Rate it:

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pull downTo demolish or destroy.Rate it:

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pull downTo cause to fall to the floorRate it:

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pull facesTo make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement.Rate it:

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pull inTo pull something, so that comes inside.Rate it:

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pull inTo arrest.Rate it:

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pull inTo earn [money].Rate it:

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pull inTo approach a station.Rate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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Pull No PunchesTo hit something with great force and power, attacking something potently, to be honestRate it:

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

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pull offTo remove by pulling.Rate it:

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pull onTo put on by tugging.Rate it:

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pull one overAlternative form of put one overRate it:

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pull one's finger outTo stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.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 own weightTo do the work that one is obligated to.Rate it:

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pull one's punchesAlternative form of pull punches.Rate it:

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pull one's socks upTo start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.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 oneself up by one's bootstrapsTo begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.Rate it:

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

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pull outTo use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.Rate it:

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pull outTo remove something from a container.Rate it:

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pull outTo maneuver a vehicle from the side of a road onto the lane.Rate it:

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pull out all the stopsTo reserve or hold back nothing.Rate it:

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Pull out All the StopsTo do something eagerly or whole heatedly, putting in all to succeedRate it:

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pull out of one's assTo fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidenceRate it:

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

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