pull round

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]

Example Sentences

Chairman David Sullivan is more likely to give someone a game or two extra rather than act when there is still a possibility the situation might be pulled round.

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They had the curtains pulled round our beds so we did have a modicum of privacy.

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New Zealand's Simon van Velthooven attempted to pull round Hoy coming out of the final banking but was always heading for second place as the pair opened a substantial gap on the four other riders.

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Whisker's in a bad way just at present, but he'll pull round long before morning.

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He shouted, and signed to the Kroo steersman, who pulled round the wheel.

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