yank at
yank at (someone or something)
1. To pull, tug, or jerk someone or something vigorously or repeatedly. Yes, we can go see the lion enclosure now, so stop yanking at me like that! No matter how hard I yanked at the bike, I couldn't free it from the mud.
2. To demand or require someone's attention, especially urgently or incessantly. It can be easy to become overwhelmed when you've got a dozen different things yanking at you in different directions, so we've created a software suite to help get your business life back in order. The guilt of not seeing my parents in so long keeps yanking at me to book a flight home, but I just can't afford to spend that much money on a ticket.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
yank at someone or something
to pull or tug at someone or something. Please don't yank at the drapery cord. Stop yanking at me!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- yank at (someone or something)
- tug at
- tug at (someone or something)
- yank away
- yank away at (something)
- yank on
- yank on (someone or something)
- yank out of
- yank (someone or something) out of (something)
- yank (someone or something) off of (someone or something else)