- pull someone in
- pull someone into a place; pull someone into something
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pull someone in
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pull someone to pieces — pick/pull (someone/something) to pieces to criticize someone or something very severely, often in a way that is not fair. It s discouraging because every time I show him a bit of work I ve done he picks it to pieces … New idioms dictionary
