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Phrase(s): pull something over someone or something
to draw something over someone or something. • The doctor pulled a sheet over Gerald and left the room. • Sharon pulled the cover over the birdcage for the night., Phrase(s): pull over (to something)
to steer over to something, such as the side of the road. • Betty pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the traffic to thin. • The police officer ordered her to pull over., Phrase(s): pull someone or something over (to something)
[for someone] to cause someone or a vehicle to drive over to something, such as the side of the road. • The cop pulled Betty over to the side of the road. • I pulled the car over to the side.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Bring a vehicle to the side of the road; also, instruct a motorist to stop. For example, We pulled over to ask a passerby for directions, or The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over. [First half of 1900s]
American Heritage Idioms