pull something out

pull something out
pull something out of someone or something & pull something out
to withdraw something from someone or something. •

I pulled the arrow out of the injured soldier and tried to stop the bleeding.

I pulled out the arrow.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pull something rabbit out of the hat — pull sth/a ˌrabbit out of the ˈhat idiom (informal) to suddenly produce sth as a solution to a problem Main entry: ↑pullidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pull a rabbit out of the hat — pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat INFORMAL ► to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »If they want to survive the crisis, they ll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly. »The company s in real trouble, and… …   Financial and business terms

  • pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat — INFORMAL ► to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »If they want to survive the crisis, they ll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly. »The company s in real trouble, and they don t seem to have any rabbits… …   Financial and business terms

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