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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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Q-Tip: It’s just his horn, the construction of the songs, his ability to pull something deep and throw it up in the sky and then watch it float or land on the track.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

“In moments when you need someone to pull something out of the hat,” England lock Ollie Chessum said, “Ben has been that person for us.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Jacques is always going to pull something out of nothing and something you didn't expect.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

"Not everybody is in an economic position to be able just to pull something off the shelf and lose that potential revenue, and that's obviously just a privilege that she has."

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2023

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

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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