pull together

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to cooperate or work harmoniously

2. informal,  to regain one's self-control or composure

Idioms and Phrases

Make a joint effort, cooperate, as in If we pull together, I'm sure we'll meet our quota . [Late 1700s]

pull something together . Assemble or gather together, as in Once we pull together all the facts, we'll understand the situation . [Late 1800s] Also see pull oneself together .

Example Sentences

The bear's design and technology waited in the wings while the cast and production was pulled together around it.

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Over the last few weeks, the inquiry has heard plenty of criticism of the fact that the plan to close schools was not pulled together until the night before it was announced in March 2020.

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"We gathered together, with wheelbarrows and picked up debris and helped to protect neighbours... all the neighbours pulled together."

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Unlike my manic-pixie-dream brunch from my twenties, where I tried to make everything from scratch, these are the kind of pastries you can actually pull together when company is literally on the way.

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The current exhibition was pulled together with the help of an expanded network of scholars, archivists, curators and historians.

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