单词 | to pull a |
释义 | > as lemmasto pull a —— b. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). to pull a ——: to behave in a manner characteristic of or associated with (the person specified). ΚΠ 1911 Washington Post 27 Apr. 8/4 Strunk pulled a Ty Cobb on Henry in the seventh, scoring from second on Collins' grounder to the first baseman. 1931 Technol. Rev. Nov. 67/1 To pull a Lindbergh means to do something heroic, but to go Lindbergh means to get the flying fever in a rather callow manner. 1935 P. G. Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins xiii. 133 He'll be much happier in the long run if he gets it into his bean that he can't pull a James Cagney on me every time he's a mite upset. 1994 Harrowsmith Mar. 49/1 Knowing the whereabouts of my adversary's lair, I could pull a Captain Hook and make him a little birthday cake laced with poison. 2004 E. Reid D.B. i. 44 Worried that he'd pull a Hendrix and choke on his own vomit, Fitch rolled him onto his side. < as lemmas |
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