Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To pull'

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!

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