- pull for something
- pull for (someone/something)
to support someone or something.
The crowd was clearly pulling for the home team.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
The crowd was clearly pulling for the home team.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pull down (something) — 1. to destroy a building. Many of those homes were pulled down to make way for new construction. They pulled my house down to build a QuickMart. 2. to earn a large amount of money. She pulls down over $100,000 a year. I don t know what he makes,… … New idioms dictionary
pull up something — pull up (something) to get information from a computer. Police can now pull up your driving record on the computer in their car. He asked me for those files yesterday and I still haven t pulled them up … New idioms dictionary
pull for — 1. To row for 2. To support • • • Main Entry: ↑pull * * * pull for [phrasal verb] pull for (someone or something) US, informal : to say or show that you hope (someone or something) will succeed, get well, etc. I hope you re feeling better soon.… … Useful english dictionary
pull for someone — pull for (someone/something) to support someone or something. The crowd was clearly pulling for the home team … New idioms dictionary
pull for — (someone/something) to support someone or something. The crowd was clearly pulling for the home team … New idioms dictionary
pull off something — ˌpull ˈoff | ˌpull ˈoff sth derived (of a vehicle or its driver) to leave the road in order to stop for a short time Main entry: ↑pullderived … Useful english dictionary
pull someone/something in — 1 they pulled in big audiences.: See pull verb sense 4. 2 (informal) the police pulled him in: ARREST, apprehend, detain, take into custody, seize, capture, catch; … Useful english dictionary
pull — [pool] vt. [ME pullen < OE pullian, to pluck, snatch with the fingers: ? akin to MLowG pull, a husk, shell] 1. to exert force or influence on so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; drag, tug, draw, attract, etc. 2. a)… … English World dictionary
pull up — (something) to get information from a computer. Police can now pull up your driving record on the computer in their car. He asked me for those files yesterday and I still haven t pulled them up … New idioms dictionary
pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings … Dictionary of contemporary English