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                           Phrase(s): pull something out of the fire 1. Lit. to drag or take something out of a fire before it is consumed.  •  The fire was too big, so he pulled a few logs out of the fire. 2. Fig. to rescue something; to save something just before it’s too late.  •  Can we rescue this project? Is there time to pull it out of the fire?  •  There is no way we can pull this one out of the fire.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs