- pull through
- If you pull through, you recover from a serious illness.
Doris had to undergo heart surgery but she pulled through.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
pull through
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pull through — {v.} 1. To help through; bring safely through a difficulty or sudden trouble; save. * /A generous loan showed the bank s faith in Father and pulled him through the business trouble./ 2. To recover from an illness or misfortune; conquer a… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull through — {v.} 1. To help through; bring safely through a difficulty or sudden trouble; save. * /A generous loan showed the bank s faith in Father and pulled him through the business trouble./ 2. To recover from an illness or misfortune; conquer a… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull through — 1. noun A 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. 2. verb to come through pain and trouble through perseverance … Wiktionary
To pull through — Pull Pull, v. i. To exert one s self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster] {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart. {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pull through — verb Date: 1852 intransitive verb to survive a dangerous or difficult situation transitive verb to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pull — Pull, v. i. To exert one s self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster] {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart. {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pull — pullable, adj. puller, n. /pool/, v.t. 1. to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force. 3. to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces … Universalium
through — /throoh/, prep. 1. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window. 2. past; beyond: to go through a stop sign without stopping. 3. from one to… … Universalium
Pull-up resistor — Pull up resistors are used in electronic logic circuits to ensure that inputs to logic systems settle at expected logic levels if external devices are disconnected. Pull up resistors may also be used at the interface between two different types… … Wikipedia
pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ … Dictionary of American idioms
