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Synonyms

pull something

Idioms  

  1. Play a trick, deceive someone, as in We thought he was trying to pull something when he claimed he had never picked up our tickets. It is often put as pull something on someone, as in I knew he was pulling something on me when he told me the wrong date. Also see pull a fast one.

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t like Charlie to pull something on his own.

From Literature

“How’d he figure we were going to pull something on Tansy for her first day?”

From Literature

Not only was it unfamiliar, but it felt tainted, as if we intended to pull something over on James.

From Literature

“You got to do a bunch of moves in order to pull something like this off, it’s not just we’re gonna do it. This took a lot of planning, a lot of coordinating.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm going to have to try and pull something out of the bag. Half the flight will be everyone from Broadheath - it'll basically be a Mancunian flight!"

From BBC

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