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pulled one's socks up

pulled one's socks up is the simple past and past participle of pull one's socks up.

Meaning of pull one's socks up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.
    • They're all going to pull their socks up and play a bit better.2000 October 20, Jeff Zillgitt, “U.S. dominates first day of Presidents Cup”, in USA Today, retrieved 30 Sep 2008

Questions about pulled one's socks up

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

Words near pulled one's socks up in the dictionary

  1. pulled one's hair out
  2. pulled one's head in
  3. pulled one's own weight
  4. pulled one's pud
  5. pulled one's punches
  6. pulled one's socks up
  7. pulled one's weight
  8. pulled oneself
  9. pulled oneself together
  10. pulled oneself up by one's bootstraps
  11. pulled oneself up by one's own bootstraps

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