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Phrase(s): pull together (as a team)
to cooperate; to work well together. • Let’s all pull together and get this done. • If we pull together as a team, we can get this job done on time., Phrase(s): pull oneself together
1. Fig. to compose oneself; to gather one’s wits about one. • I have to pull myself together and try it again. • Now try to pull yourself together and get through this crisis. 2. Fig. to gather up one’s things; to pull one’s things together. • I’ll be ready to leave as soon as I pull myself together. • I want to pull myself together and leave., Phrase(s): pull something together
1. Lit. to close something, such as a pair of drapes or sliding doors. • Please pull the doors together when you finish in the closet. • Would you pull the drapes together before you turn on the lights? 2. Fig. to assemble something, such as a meal. • I will hardly have time to pull a snack together. • I will pull a nice dinner together for the two of us. 3. Fig. to organize something; to arrange something. • How about a party? I’ll see if I can pull something together for Friday night. 4. Fig. to tidy things up; to straighten things up and make them orderly. • This place is a mess. Please pull things together.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Make a joint effort, cooperate, as in If we pull together, I'm sure we'll meet our quota. [Late 1700s] 2. pull something together. Assemble or gather together, as in Once we pull together all the facts, we'll understand the situation. [Late 1800s] Also see PULL ONESELF TOGETHER.
American Heritage Idioms