Pull round
Restore or be restored to good health, as in It was good nursing that pulled him round so quickly, or Once on antibiotics, he pulled round quickly. [ Late 1800s ]
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Play a trick, deceive someone, as in We thought he was trying to pull something when he claimed he had never picked up our tickets . It is often put as pull something on someone , as in I knew he was pulling something on me when he told me the wrong date . Also […]
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verb phrase To salvage something; rescue: They got hot and pulled the game out of the fire (1893+)