pull (out) in front of someone or something

pull (out) in front of someone or something
pull (out) in front of someone or something
to drive out into the road in front of someone or some vehicle. •

A car pulled out in front of me, and I almost hit it.

The car pulled in front of a truck and there was a terrible wreck.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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