English Explanatory Dictionary

pull out of the fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To save from impending failure, destruction, or defeat.

Pronunciation

En-au-pull out of the fire.ogg

Word forms

pull out of the fire pulls out of the fire pulling out of the fire pulled out of the fire pull from the fire

Synonyms

redeem rescue save

Derived words

pull someone's bacon out of the fire pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire pull someone's fat out of the fire

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