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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