pull round

Idioms  

1. Restore or be restored to good health, as in It was good nursing that pulled him round so quickly, or Once on antibiotics, he pulled round quickly. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

“All right,” answered Leslie, “stay where you are; we will pull round to the other side.”

From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Piffard, Harold

The frequent recurrence of sand-banks, to avoid which we had either to pull round or cross the river, made this day's operations very tedious.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

I came here on urgent business which will not brook delay; but my schooner lies on the other side of the island; if you pull round, my mate will receive you.

From Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"We'll pull round the point first, anyway," he said.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus

He had for this purpose to pull round inshore.

From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell