a pull of the hair for being unfair »
The general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".
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ball up »
To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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drag »
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
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draw back »
To pull something back or apart.
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draw on »
To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
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hike up »
To lift; to tug or pull upwards.
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it ain't the whistle that pulls the train »
Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.
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it is not the whistle that pulls the train »
Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.
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it isn't the whistle that pulls the train »
Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.
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it's not the whistle that pulls the train »
Boasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8:
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leg pull »
To joke
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lucky dip »
A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.
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on the pull »
Seeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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