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pulls out of the fire

pulls out of the fire is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull out of the fire.

Meaning of pull out of the fire

Verb

pull out of the fire (third-person singular simple present pulls out of the fire, present participle pulling out of the fire, simple past and past participle pulled out of the fire)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.
    • But there was another, keener reason why Pitcher Alexander wanted to pull this game out of the fire, which he proceeded to do by holding Philadelphia scoreless for four innings while his St. Louis clubmates made three more runs.1929 August 19, “Sport: Alexander the Great”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    redeem, rescue, save

Questions about pulls out of the fire

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

Words near pulls out of the fire in the dictionary

  1. pulls out all the stops
  2. pulls out of a hat
  3. pulls out of one's arse
  4. pulls out of one's ass
  5. pulls out of the bag
  6. pulls out of the fire
  7. pulls out of the hat
  8. pulls over
  9. pulls punches
  10. pulls rank
  11. pulls round

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