| 单词 | to pull a bone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull a bone o. slang (chiefly U.S.). to pull a bone: to make a mistake or blunder; esp. (Baseball) to make a poor decision or tactical error, esp. one that causes one's team to lose a game; = to pull a boner at boner n. 3. Cf. bonehead n. 1b. ΚΠ 1911 Tribune (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 10 Feb. 8/5 Claude Hunter tried to have some fun and pulled a bone by trying to put out the lights by pulling the wrong chain. 1911 Indianapolis Star 19 May Then Hyatt tried to get away with a bluff and ‘pulled a bone’ that gave the Indians an extra run. 1931 M. Hellinger Moon over Broadway ii. 32 Listen, kid..something tells me that you're gonna pull an awful bone. 1938 Advance News (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 9 June 9/2 The backstop pulled a bone on calling for a pop fly and allowed a run to score. 1976 in D. Wepman et al. Life 163 You must do time Whenever you pull a bone. 2012 R. S. Telford Between Two Wars 141 Yesterday we spruced up some more on our drill and marching..and shivered at the prospect of ‘pulling a bone’ and being held for further training as punishment. < as lemmas |
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