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pull upLift upwards or vertically.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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pull aHe pulled an Elvis and got really fat.Rate it:

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pull a faceTo make an abnormal facial expression.Rate it:

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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 fast oneTo deceive or trick.Rate 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 backTo score when the team is losing.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 pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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pull backTo retractRate it:

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pull backTo retreatRate it:

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pull downTo demolish or destroy.Rate it:

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pull downTo make lower.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 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 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 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 overTo cause to pull over.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo avoid using a high level of force when punching.Rate it:

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pull rankTo assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.Rate it:

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pull somebody'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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pull stringsTo manipulate, especially by asking favours of.Rate it:

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Pull StringsTo secretly influence something with great impact, to control something from distanceRate it:

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pull teethTo do something that is especially difficult or effortful.Rate it:

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pull teethTo remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged.Rate it:

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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.Rate it:

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pull the other oneAlternative form of pull the other one, it's got bells onRate it:

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