Why do they want to pull the building down? Why not remodel it?
•They are going to pull down the old building today.
2. to lower or reduce the amount of something. •That last test pulled my grade down.
•Let's see if we can pull down your temperature with aspirin.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pull something down — DEMOLISH, knock down, tear down, dismantle, raze (to the ground), level, flatten, bulldoze, destroy. → pull … Useful english dictionary
pull something down — 1》 demolish a building. 2》 informal earn a sum of money. → pull … English new terms dictionary
pull something in — ˌpull sthˈin/ˈdown derived (informal) to earn the large amount of money mentioned Syn: ↑make • I reckon she s pulling in over $100 000. Main entry: ↑pull … Useful english dictionary
pull something apart — DISMANTLE, disassemble, take/pull to pieces, take/pull to bits, take apart, strip down; demolish, destroy, break up. → pull … Useful english dictionary
break something down — 1) the police broke the door down Syn: knock down, kick down, smash in, pull down, tear down, demolish 2) break big tasks down into smaller parts Syn: divide, separate 3) graphs show how the information can be broken down … Thesaurus of popular words
break something down — 1 the police broke the door down: KNOCK DOWN, kick down, smash in, pull down, tear down, demolish. 2 break big tasks down into smaller parts: DIVIDE, separate. 3 graphs show how the i … Useful english dictionary
break something down — 1) police broke the door down Syn: knock down, kick down, smash in, pull down, tear down, demolish 2) the information can be broken down Syn: analyse, categorize, classify, sort, itemize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
knock something down — 1 the building was knocked down: DEMOLISH, pull down, tear down, destroy; raze (to the ground), level, flatten, bulldoze. 2 (in … Useful english dictionary
tear something down — DEMOLISH, knock down, raze (to the ground), flatten, level, bulldoze; dismantle, disassemble. → tear * * * ˌtear sthˈdown derived to pull or knock down a building, wall, etc. Syn … Useful english dictionary
knock something down — Syn: demolish, pull down, tear down, destroy, raze (to the ground), level, flatten, bulldoze … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
