pull out Idiom
pull out all the stops
work as hard as possible, go all-out, go for broke You're losing this match. If you want to win, you'll have to pull out all the stops.
pull out of a hat
get as if by magic, invent, imagine We decided to give up on finding a solution to the problem but at the last moment we were able to pull a solution out of a hat.
pull out
1.take(sth.) out拿出;拔出
Putting his hand in his pocket, he pulled out a handkerchief.他把手伸进口袋掏出一块手帕。
He pulled out the pistol and aimed at the enemy officer.他拔出手枪,对准敌军官。
I'll have to have this tooth pulled out.我的这颗牙要拔掉。
2.move away离开
We reached the station too late,just as the train was pulling out.我们到达车站太迟了,当时火车正出站。
The train for Beijing will pull out in 10 minutes.去北京的火车还有10分钟就要开了。
3.leave;cause to leave离开;退出
Jim saw that the firm was going to be ruined,so he pulled out.吉姆眼看公司即将垮台,于是就退了出来。
The government pulled the army out of the troublespot.政府把部队撤出有争端的地区。
4.recover from illness恢复健康
John did not feel very well, but soon he pulled out.约翰感到身体不太舒服,但不久就康复了。
Pull out of the fire
(USA) If you pull something out of the fire, you save or rescue it.
pull out|pull
v. phr. 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously.
The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied territories. 2. To leave (said about trains).
The train pulled out of Grand Central Station just as the foreign students got there. 3. To remove by order; evacuate.
Napoleon pulled his beaten troops out of Russia.
pull out of a hat|hat|pull
v. phr.,
informal To get as if by magic; invent; imagine.
When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat. Let's see you pull an excuse out of your hat.pull out
1. To abandon from or drive abroad from some abode in a vehicle, about a car or train. I agape over the mailbox back I was affairs out of the driveway. The alternation will cull out at absolutely 6:30, so don't be late.2. To abjure or abolish addition (from something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "pull" and "out." The president-elect promised to cull our troops out as anon as she takes office. Unfortunately, we'll accept to cull him out of class, but there is no added choice.3. To leave or abjure (from something). They became the aboriginal nation to cull out of the peace-keeping acme in over 50 years. I had to cull out of the attack back my son became ill.4. In an automobile, to leave one's accepted position to access traffic. Now, be accurate back you cull out of this parking space. You don't appetite to get hit by some car you couldn't see coming. I had to beep at the guy—he pulled out appropriate in advanced of me after application his about-face signal!5. vulgar slang To abolish one's penis from someone's vagina or anus afore ejaculating. The "pulling out" adjustment is not an able anatomy of bearing control.Learn more: out, pullpull out
(of something)
1. to abjure from something. For some reason, he pulled out of the affiliation and went his own way. The added ancillary got abrupt with the negotiations and pulled out.
2. to drive out of something, such as a driveway, parking space, garage, etc. The car pulled out of the driveway and about hit a truck. Look out! A car is about to cull out!Learn more: out, pullpull out
1. Leave, depart, as in The bus pulled out at noon. [Mid-1800s]
2. Withdraw from an undertaking, as in After the blast abounding investors pulled out of the market. [Late 1800s] Learn more: out, pullpull out
v.
1. To abolish something: I pulled out the splinter with a brace of tweezers. The chef pulled a lobster out of the tank.
2. To accompany article forth; aftermath something: She accomplished into her purse and pulled out her wallet. The aggressor pulled a knife out and threatened us.
3. To leave or depart. Acclimated of a vehicle, passenger, or driver: The alternation pulls out at noon. We pulled out of boondocks in the evening.
4. To access a lane of traffic: The car pulled out assimilate the highway. The barter pulled out in advanced of us.
5. To abjure from some bearings or commitment; get out of some situation: The troops will cull out from the active breadth as anon as accord is restored. After the crash, abounding Wall Street investors pulled out. The pilot pulled out of a adenoids dive.
6. To abjure article or someone, as from a bearings or commitment: The government pulled out its agent afore the war began. We pulled the accouchement out of academy and accomplished them at home.
Learn more: out, pull
Dictionary