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pulls one's head in

pulls one's head in is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls one's head in

What is pulls one's head in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls one's head in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull one's head in.

Words near pulls one's head in in the dictionary

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

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