pull a knife on (one)
pull a knife
To draw a knife, especially in order to threaten someone with it. Of course I gave the mugger my money—he pulled a knife on me! If you pull a knife, you had better be prepared to use it.
See also: knife, pull
pull a knife on (one)
To draw a knife and threaten one with it. The mugger pulled a knife on me and told me to give him all my money. If you pull a knife on someone, you had better be prepared to use it.
See also: knife, on, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pull a knife
(on someone) Go to pull a gun (on someone).
See also: knife, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- pull a knife
- cut at
- cut at (someone or something)
- cut away at (someone or something)
- go under the knife
- knife
- pull a gun
- pull a gun on (one)
- play a good knife and fork
- like a hot knife through butter