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pulling one's socks up

pulling one's socks up is the present participle and gerund 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 pulling one's socks up

What is pulling one's socks up the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling one's socks up is the present participle and gerund of pull one's socks up.

Words near pulling one's socks up in the dictionary

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

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