pull about
pull about · pulls about · pulled about · pulling about
To treat crudely, meanly or harshlyTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
Forms
pulls about, pulling about, pulled about, pulled about| Base form | pull about · to pull about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls about |
| Present participle | pulling about |
| Past simple | pulled about |
| Past participle | pulled about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- pull upпідняти, дістатиTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
- pull offзловживати, ображатиTo remove by pulling.
- pull outмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
- pull inзробити, робитиTo pull something, so that it comes inside.
- pull downвпускати, впуститиTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
- pull backмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
- pull overпідняти, дістатиTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
- pull awayвідірватися, відриватисяTo move ahead.
More 8
- pull throughпоспівати, устигнутиTo come through pain and trouble through perseverance.
- pull aheadвиграти, перемогтиTo move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- pull onTo put on (clothes) by tugging.
- pull forTo root for, support, or encourage (someone).
- pull intoSynonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot)
- pull aboutTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
- pull asideTo separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb