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Phrase(s): pull someone or something away from someone or something [and] pull someone or something away
to grasp and haul someone or something away from someone or something. • The lady pulled the child away from the edge of the well. • Please pull your dog away from my hedge. • Pull away that dog, or I will call the police!, Phrase(s): pull away from someone or something
to jerk away or draw away from someone or something. • Suddenly, she pulled away from me and fled. • The car pulled away from the curb and drove off.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs