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pulls one's socks up

pulls one's socks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls one's socks up

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

Words near pulls one's socks up in the dictionary

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

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