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pulled one's head in

pulled one's head in is the simple past and past participle of pull one's head in.

Meaning of pull one's head in

Verb

pull one's head in (third-person singular simple present pulls one's head in, present participle pulling one's head in, simple past and past participle pulled one's head in)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, figuratively) To withdraw; to discontinue what one is doing or saying; to back off.
    • I really should have pulled my head in once they produced that evidence.

Questions about pulled one's head in

What is pulled one's head in the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled one's head in is the simple past and past participle of pull one's head in.

Words near pulled one's head in in the dictionary

  1. pulled on
  2. pulled one over
  3. pulled one's finger out
  4. pulled one's finger out of one's arse
  5. pulled one's hair out
  6. pulled one's head in
  7. pulled one's own weight
  8. pulled one's pud
  9. pulled one's punches
  10. pulled one's socks up
  11. pulled one's weight

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