Pull+suddenly
21pull up — verb 1. come to a halt after driving somewhere (Freq. 6) The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn The chauffeur hauled up in front of us • Syn: ↑draw up, ↑haul up • Topics: ↑driving …
22Suddenly Susan — Infobox television show name = Suddenly Susan caption = 1997 promotional Emmy advertisement format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes per episode creator = Clyde Phillips starring = Brooke Shields Kathy Griffin Nestor Carbonell Judd Nelson and David… …
23pull up stakes — verb remove oneself from an association with or participation in She wants to leave The teenager left home She left her position with the Red Cross He left the Senate after two terms after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes •… …
24pull the rug from under — phrasal : to remove support or assistance from * * * pull the rug from under ( ● pull * * * pull the rug (out) from under informal : to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something) We were ready to start work on the …
25pull the plug — 1) expose someone s secret activities The company decided to pull the plug on the salesman and tell everyone about his illegal sales methods. 2) quit a job He suddenly decided to pull the plug and is no longer here …
26pull the rug out from under — intransitive verb see pull III * * * pull the rug (out) from under informal : to very suddenly take something needed or expected from (someone or something) We were ready to start work on the project when the mayor pulled the rug out from under… …
27pull the rug — If you pull the rug from under someone s feet, you suddenly and unexpectedly remove all help or support. When Andy s mother stopped sending him money, she pulled the rug from under his feet and forced him to find a job …
28pull someone up with a start — bring/pull (someone) up with a start if something that someone says brings you up with a start, it surprises you and often causes you to suddenly stop what you were doing. The sound of his voice pulled me up with a start …
29pull up with a start — bring/pull (someone) up with a start if something that someone says brings you up with a start, it surprises you and often causes you to suddenly stop what you were doing. The sound of his voice pulled me up with a start …
30pull a rabbit out of the hat — to surprise everyone by suddenly doing something that shows a lot of skill, often in order to solve a problem. He s one of those players who, just when you think the game s over, can pull a rabbit out of the hat …
