Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Pull oneself up by the bootstraps
describes a self-made success, without help from anyone
Tony pulled himself up by the bootstraps and worked his way all through graduate school.
Pull out all the stops
to try every way or manner to impress
Rob pulled out all the stops o plead his case before the jury.
Pull rank with someone
remind another of your position of importance to dominate
Susanna pulled rank by reminding me that she had the power to hire and fire subordinates who were insubordinate.
Pull strings
make something happen by contacting an important person with connections
Jan pulled strings with the theater manager and got us tickets to the show.
Pull together
join together to get a hard job done
We all have to pull together during this difficult time.
Pull the wool over one's eyes
fool someone; connive
Buddy thought he was pulling the wool over our eyes, but we were well aware of his activities.
Pull up stakes
move from somewhere, as in putting away a tent by pulling up the pegs which tether it to the ground
The fraudulent insurance office pulled up stakes in the middle of the night, making away with its clients' money.
Pussycat
2 meanings: 1. a feline, 2. a tender or harmless person who seems tough
Ed seemed tough with his ripped clothing and big beard, but he was really a pussycat underneath it all.
Put on airs
act very important and snobbishly; behave in a self-important way
Deanna puts on airs when she joined the country club.
Put one on the spot
to surprise (and thus embarrass) someone with probing questions
My boss put me on the spot at the meeting by asking why my reports were so sloppy and confusing.
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