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pulls back the curtain

pulls back the curtain is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls back the curtain

What is pulls back the curtain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls back the curtain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull back the curtain.

Words near pulls back the curtain in the dictionary

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

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