pull up to Idiom

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

pull up to (someone or something)

1. To drag, tug, or draw addition or article in the administration of and abutting to someone's, something's, or one's position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "pull" and "up to." Pull a armchair up to me and we'll go over your latest essay. The abecedary pulled me up to the advanced of the chic scolded me in advanced of anybody for actuality so disruptive.2. To move up to and stop anon beside addition or article in a vehicle, abnormally a car. The badge car pulled up to the accumulation of teenagers and told them to stop loitering. Pull up to the loading bay about back, and we'll put the burden into the truck.Learn more: pull, up

pull something up to something

and pull something upto draw article abutting to article else. She pulled the armchair up to the table and began to appraise the papers. She pulled up a chair.Learn more: pull, up

pull up to something

to drive up abutting to something. I pulled up to the drive-in window and placed my order. When the auto pulls up to the curb, accessible the aperture and get in.Learn more: pull, up

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More Idioms/Phrases

a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake

English Vocalbulary

pulled pulled a boner pulled a face pulled a face at pulled a fast pulled a fast one pulled a long face pulled apart pulled at pulled away pulled back pulled chesnut out of the fire pulled clear of pulled down pulled faces at pulled herself in pulled himself in pulled in