pull something

Idioms and Phrases

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

Jeff Weedham is going to have to pull something pretty soon to pick up circulation.

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Everybody looked like they thought he was going to pull something important out of it.

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She clasped her hands, and with dilated eyes saw the aviator jump out, pull something out of the cockpit and run toward her.

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Peter couldn't be sure, but she had a little pair of tweezers, and seemed to pull something out of her chin.

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Even the strongest horse could not pull a wagon with his teeth very far, or pull something tied only to the back leg muscles.

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Related Words

• baffle
• bamboozle
• betray
• cheat
• deceive
• defraud
• delude
• hoodwink
• mislead
• swindle
• victimize