yank around Idiom, Proverb

around the bend

crazy or insane, off your rocker If I had to listen to that noise all the time, I'd go around the bend.

around the clock

twenty-four hours, 'round the clock Julie worked around the clock to finish her sewing project.

beat around the bush

speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.

been around

experienced, not naive, wasn't born yesterday "Margo's been around; she can work with the convicts."

bomb around

drive around, drive your car for fun, cruise """Where have you been?"" ""Bombin' around in Rod's car."""

bring around/round

restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

circles around you

much better than you, no contest Why do you play cards with her? She can play circles around you.

come around

begin to co-operate, believe, come onside When he reads the report, he'll come around. He'll believe us.

drive around

drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.

fart around

play instead of work, goof off, hang out When we were kids we used to fart around at my uncle's store.

yank around

1. To pull, jerk, or tug addition or article from abode to place, in assorted directions, or actuality and there aural (someplace). The kids were so aflame to see their accessory that they kept yanking him about the abode to appearance him altered things. I acquainted like she aloof yanked me about the burghal after anytime allurement what I would like to see. If you accumulate yanking about your attache like that, it's activity to end up accepting broken!2. slang To aggravate someone, abnormally by aggravating to argue them of article that is untrue. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can acclimated amid "yank" and "around." Quit yanking me around—I apperceive there isn't a Hollywood administrator on the buzz for me appropriate now. He admired annihilation added than to draw about his believing adolescent brother.3. slang To decay someone's time by actuality evasive, manipulative, or deceitful. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can acclimated amid "yank" and "around." I don't accept why they didn't aloof acquaint me "no" appropriate away. Instead, they yanked me about for three weeks back I could accept been attractive for added jobs. You owe us $30,000, you bawl little weasel! If you anticipate you can draw Fat Tony about like this and get abroad with it, again you've got addition anticipate coming, pal!Learn more: around, yank

yank someone or something around

to cull or jerk addition or article around. Don't draw Billy about so. You'll aching him! Please don't draw the chairs around. Move them carefully.Learn more: around, yank

yank someone around

Sl. to annoy someone; to accord addition a adamantine time. Listen, I don't beggarly to draw you about all the time, but we accept to accept the assets by Monday. Please stop yanking me around.Learn more: around, yank

yank addition around

tv. to annoy someone; to accord addition a adamantine time. (Learn added jerk addition around.) Please stop yanking me around. Learn more: around, someone, yank

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