pull round

pull round

1. To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "round." Sean was so patient with the kids, letting them pull him round all day playing games in the back yard. There's a homeless man in the neighborhood who pulls a shopping cart round collecting cans and bottles he can return for a deposit.
2. To gradually return to a state of good health, performance, or value after suffering a decline. Doctors were afraid she wouldn't survive the night, but she's starting to pull round, thank goodness. After pushing itself to the brink of bankruptcy with several bad business decisions, the company began pulling round after its newest product captured the imagination of consumers.
3. To gradually reverse or undo someone's or something's decline or misfortune; to return someone or something to a state of good health, performance, or value after suffering a decline. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "round." We had a few rough years after the market crashed, but Professor Robertson's ingenious invention really pulled us round. The new president vowed to pull the country round.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pull round

Restore or be restored to good health, as in It was good nursing that pulled him round so quickly, or Once on antibiotics, he pulled round quickly. [Late 1800s]
See also: pull, round
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • haul around
  • lift down
  • haul to some place
  • haul (something) from (some place) to (some place)
  • haul (something) to (some place) from (some place)
  • jerk (someone or something) out of (something or some place)
  • jerk out of
  • ditch (some place)
  • in place of (something)
  • barrel in
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In answer to questions put to him during the briefing at the Manor House Hotel, in Leamington, he said he believed the UK economy was beginning to pull round and, as international demand recovered around the world, it would become much stronger over the next two years.
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Upon his return Colo showed an unsureness, easy to pull round the park and to bully.
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As there were no obstructions and the road was clear, she started to pull round but, as she became level with the controller, he stepped in front of her car and struck it with the board.
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