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pull-off
[ pool-awf, -of ]
noun
- an act of pulling off:
The inn is well worth a pull-off from the Interstate.
- a rest area at the side of a road where vehicles may park.
pull off
verb
- to remove (clothing) forcefully
- adverb to succeed in performing (a difficult feat)
- intr (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to move to the side of the road and stop
- intr (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to start to move
Word History and Origins
Origin of pull-off1
Idioms and Phrases
Accomplish, bring off, especially in the face of difficulties or at the last minute. For example, I never thought we'd ever stage this play, but somehow we pulled it off . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s]Example Sentences
City became only the second men's English team, after rivals Manchester United, to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup Treble when they pulled off that feat in 2022-23.
The Clippers achieved their goals on defense, holding back the Warriors just enough to pull off a thrilling 102-99 win that wasn’t sealed until the final buzzer.
That was the larger question looming over the Trojans as they pulled off a bowl-saving victory on a sunny afternoon when a new quarterback and new resilience showed up for the same old coach.
Portugal had been terrific at the World Cup last year, but only nine of the 23 who had pulled off a famous victory against Fiji in France were at Murrayfield.
That's a lot harder to pull off when Dear Leader is putting his energies towards encouraging everyone in the party to claw each others' eyes out.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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