Pull off meaning in English

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Definition

to pull something off (idiom): to succeed, to manage to do something idiom
Congratulations for pulling it off! I always knew you'd succeed.

Examples

  • "We just might end up getting raises for pulling off this stunt!"
Exercise 1
"We just might end up getting raises for pulling off this stunt".

Which of the following idioms shares a similar meaning with the phrase to "pull off"?
"We just might end up getting raises for pulling off this stunt".

Which of the following idioms shares a similar meaning with the phrase to "pull off"?
"To give away" is a phrasal verb which has a few meanings, none of them similar to the expression to pull (something) off.
To "pull off" means to succeed where there was a possibility of failure. We also use it when someone has achieved or accomplished something, usually without other people knowing. Kevin is saying that they have "pulled off" their plan to sell their overstock of perfumes without Bruno knowing what happened.
The expression to "run the show" means to lead or to be the manager or leader of an enterprise. For example: "Mr. Ficklesworth owns this company. He runs the show".
"Pull out" can have a few different connotations. We can say that a politician has "pulled out of the race for governor", which means that she has decided not to try for the office. This is the most common meaning.

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