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21pull-out — adj. Pull out is used with these nouns: ↑couch …
22pull out — to leave a place. If everyone is ready, we can pull out by six in the morning. Usage notes: used of vehicles or the people in them …
23pull out all the stops — If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want …
24pull out of the fire — (USA) If you pull something out of the fire, you save or rescue it …
25pull out of something — ˌpull ˈout (of sth) derived 1. (of a train) to leave a station 2. to move away from sth or stop being involved in it Syn: ↑withdraw • The project became so expensive that we had to pull out …
26pull out of something — pull out (of (something)) to stop being involved in something. She s considering a run for governor if Mr. Lamb pulls out of the race …
27pull out all the stops — ► pull out all the stops make a very great effort to achieve something. [ORIGIN: with reference to the stops of an organ.] Main Entry: ↑stop …
28pull out a...stop — pull out a…stop To emphasize a (specified) emotional element in a situation • • • Main Entry: ↑stop …
29pull out a…stop — To emphasize a (specified) emotional element in a situation ● stop …
30pull out all the stops — verb use all resources available The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑utilize, ↑utilise, ↑apply, ↑employ • Verb Frames: Somebody s …