<span class="searchmatch">pull</span> a few <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>, <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> some <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> Suggesting a puppet show, where characters are moved by <span class="searchmatch">pulling</span> attached <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>. <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> (third-person singular...
<span class="searchmatch">pulling</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> present participle and gerund of <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">pulled</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> simple past and past participle of <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">pulls</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> third-person singular simple present indicative of <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">pull</span> a few <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> (third-person singular simple present <span class="searchmatch">pulls</span> a few <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>, present participle <span class="searchmatch">pulling</span> a few <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>, simple past and past participle...
Literally, “to <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">the</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>.” Compare French tirer les ficelles. tirare le fila [with di ‘something’] to <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">the</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> to manage and conclude; to...
participle <span class="searchmatch">pulled</span> <span class="searchmatch">the</span> string) (baseball) To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause <span class="searchmatch">the</span> hitter to swing early and miss. <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">the</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> (not to...
<span class="searchmatch">pull</span> at someone's heart <span class="searchmatch">strings</span> (third-person singular simple present <span class="searchmatch">pulls</span> at someone's heart <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>, present participle <span class="searchmatch">pulling</span> at someone's heart strings...
singular simple present pulls the wires, present participle pulling the wires, simple past and past participle pulled <span class="searchmatch">the</span> wires) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>....
Literally, “to <span class="searchmatch">pull</span> <span class="searchmatch">the</span> <span class="searchmatch">strings</span>”. Compare French tirer les ficelles. tiràre i fili (first-person singular present tìro i fili, first-person singular past...