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Phrase(s): jerk someone or something out of something [and] jerk someone or something out
to pull someone or something out of something sharply and quickly. • She jerked the baby out of the crib and ran from the burning room. • I jerked the puppy out of the mud. • She jerked out the puppy before it got soaked., Phrase(s): jerk something out of someone or something [and] jerk something out
to pull something out of someone or something quickly. • The doctor jerked the arrow out of Bill’s leg. • He jerked out the arrow.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs