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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.Rate it:

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high wiretightropeRate it:

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live wireAn especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.Rate it:

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Down to the WireRight up to the closing date/time, Running out of time;Rate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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under the wireAcross the finish line.Rate it:

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under the wireAt the last minute; before the deadline; barely on time; nearly late.Rate it:

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word on the wireThe rumour or news going around on the Internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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rein inTo stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins.Rate it:

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Like Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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pull offTo remove by pulling.Rate it:

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double tapA tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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Dunkirk spiritThe spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.Rate it:

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keep your heads down!A military admonishment to infantrymen while crawling under barbed wire or across terrain toward the enemy.Rate it:

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Kwitcherbelliakin!Anyone Whom Duzent No This Is Pulling My Leg!Rate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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pull my fingerA phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the resulting expulsion of gas.Rate it:

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pull throughA length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.Rate it:

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pulling powerAbility to attract people.Rate it:

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pulling the plugpassive euthanasiaRate it:

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rein upTo stop, to halt riding a horse by pulling on the reins.Rate it:

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stretchTo lengthen by pulling.Rate it:

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