Expresiones con verbos claves - Verbo "to pull"
Idioms with key verbs - Verb "to pull"
| to pull a fast one |
hacer una jugarreta |
| to pull a face |
hacer una mueca |
| to pull (a few) strings |
mover (algunos) hilos |
| to pull a rabbit out of the hat |
sacar algo de la galera |
| to pull no punches |
no andarse con chiquitas |
| to pull one's socks up |
ponerse las pilas |
- The guy told me this was genuine leather but he pulled a fast one on me! It's imitation!
- The baby sucked on half a lemon and pulled faces.
- My dad pulled a few strings and got me a job at Microsoft.
- We thought there was nothing else we could do but Tom pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
- Dave pulls no punches when he writes a complaint letter.
- You'll have to pull your socks up if you want to improve your grades.
| to pull one's weight |
poner de su parte |
| to pull oneself up by the bootstraps |
salir adelante sin ayuda de nadie |
| to pull someone's leg |
tomarle el pelo a alguien |
| to pull the plug on something |
cancelar algo |
| to pull the rug from under someone |
fastidiarle los planes a alguien |
| to pull up stakes |
levantar campamento |
| to pull the wool over someone's eyes |
engañar a alguien |
- What? I do pull my weight! I work as hard as anybody else around here!
- Al never had anyone, no family, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps.
- Come on! Seriously? Joe can't be 40. You're pulling my leg!
- The boss pulled the plug on the project because it wasn't profitable.
- They've taken away my scholarship and they've pulled the rug from under my feet!
- After living in the city for five years, we pulled up stakes and moved to the countryside.
- Adam said he would pay our bills if we gave him the money. He was pulling the wool over our eyes!
¿Quieres otra forma de aprender inglés?
Ingresa a nueva Comunidad de Sherton English >>
Aquí podrás:
Aprender y enseñar / Conocer gente / Crear grupos / Participar en foros / Subir tus fotos y videos / Escribir tu propio blog / Trabajar en forma colaborativa / Conversar con otros miembros / y mucho más!
¿Quieres otra forma de aprender inglés?
Ingresa a nueva Comunidad de Sherton English >> Aquí podrás:Aprender y enseñar / Conocer gente / Crear grupos / Participar en foros / Subir tus fotos y videos / Escribir tu propio blog / Trabajar en forma colaborativa / Conversar con otros miembros / y mucho más!