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pulled back the curtain

pulled back the curtain is the simple past and past participle of pull back the curtain.

Meaning of pull back the curtain

Verb

pull back the curtain (third-person singular simple present pulls back the curtain, present participle pulling back the curtain, simple past and past participle pulled back the curtain)

  1. (idiomatic) To reveal an underlying truth.
    • Understanding how we can be manipulated helps us pull back the curtain on charlatans and can even protect democracy.2020 December 17, Nathan J. Robinson, “The Sophist and The Magician”, in Current Affairs, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2024

Questions about pulled back the curtain

What is pulled back the curtain the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled back the curtain is the simple past and past participle of pull back the curtain.

Words near pulled back the curtain in the dictionary

  1. pulled aside
  2. pulled at someone's heart strings
  3. pulled at someone's heartstrings
  4. pulled away
  5. pulled back
  6. pulled back the curtain
  7. pulled down
  8. pulled down a notch
  9. pulled down the curtain
  10. pulled faces
  11. pulled for

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