pull (someone or something) by (something)
pull (someone or something) by (something)
To tug, yank, drag, or haul someone or something by grasping onto some particular part of them or it. He pulled me by the ear over to the side of the room and started shouting at me. Make sure you pull the crate by the handles.
See also: by, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pull someone or something by something
to grasp someone or something by something and tug or haul. I pulled him by the hand, trying to get him to follow me. Timmy pulled the toy duck by its string and it quacked as it waddled along.
See also: by, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- pull by
- pull to
- pull under
- pull (someone or something) under
- pull (someone or something) toward (someone, something, or oneself)
- pull toward oneself
- haul (something) to (some place)
- pull around to
- pull around to (something or some place)
- haul to some place