pull down

pull down
{v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (a ball) after a hard run. * /The outfielder pulled down a long drive to center field./ 2. To earn. * /Mr. Blake pulls down $500 a week./ * /John pulled down an A in algebra by studying hard./ Compare: HAUL DOWN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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