pull (one) into (some place or thing)
pull (one) into (some place or thing)
1. Literally, to drag one roughly or forcibly into some place or thing. I grabbed my brother's arm and pulled him into the other room to tell him the news in private. A rope from the sinking boat caught around my ankle and dragged me into the water.
2. To involve one in something, especially that which unpleasant or undesirable. Ugh, why are you always pulling me into your petty drama?
See also: place, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pull someone or something into something
and pull someone or something into haul or drag someone or something into something or some place. She pulled him into the room and closed the door. Lisa pulled in her friend and closed the door.
See also: pull
pull someone into something
and pull someone inFig. to get someone involved in something. Please don't pull me into this argument. Don't pull in anyone else.
See also: pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- pull into
- jerk (someone or something) out of (something)
- ensconce
- ensconce (oneself) in (something)
- ensconce oneself in
- peck out
- grab (something) off (of) (one)
- haul off
- shack up (with someone)
- shack up with someone