pull+back
101pull out all the stops — tv. to use everything available; to not hold back. (Refers to pulling out all of the stops on an organ so that it will sound as loud as possible.) □ Then the mayor decided to pull out all the stops. □ Don’t pull out all the stops in the first… …
102pull ahead — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …
103Back in the Circus — Infobox Album | Name = Back in the Circus Type = Album Artist = Jonatha Brooke Released = 2004 Recorded = Genre = Folk rock Length = Label = Bad Dog Records Producer = Jonatha Brooke Reviews = * Last album = Steady Pull (2001) This album = Back… …
104Back to Bataan — Infobox Film name = Back to Bataan image size = caption = director = Edward Dmytryk producer = Robert Fellows (exec. producer) Theron Warth (assoc. producer) writer = Aeneas MacKenzie (story) William Gordon (story) Ben Barzman Richard H. Landau… …
105back out of — RENEGE ON, go back on, withdraw from, pull out of, retreat from, fail to honour, abandon, default on, repudiate, back pedal on. → back …
106pull-up — noun /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back, in which one lifts ones own weight while hanging from a bar. See Also: chin up, muscle up, push up, pull up …
107Pull — 1. (horseracing) prevent (a horse) from running on its merits; 2. successfully attract (someone) in order have sexual intercourse with: pulling chicks ; 3. draw back on a bong and smoke a cone of marijuana; 4. influence, as with persons able to… …
108pull off — American to refrain improperly from investigating a crime or prosecuting a criminal From the meaning, to draw back from: The detectives who were offered all kinds of inducements to pull off... (Lavine, 1930) …
109pull over phr v — A California highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the crowded freeway. Glancing at the car, the officer was astounded to see that the young blonde woman behind the wheel was knitting. She was oblivious to his flashing lights and… …
110pull out — our forces have begun to pull out Syn: withdraw, resign, leave, retire, step down, bow out, back out, give up; informal quit …
