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pull smb/smth up short the kitchen sink during a campaign loses the voters' respect. promise the earth/moon (and the stars) сулить златые горы • My boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage. • He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house. pull a boner (si) дать маху (совершить ошибку) • I just pulled a real boner. I left the directions on the table back there. pull a fast one on s m b (inf) наколоть; надуть; прокатить (об¬ мануть) • He certainly pulled a fast one on me. • I paid him for six bottles of champagne, but he pulled a fast one on me and gave me six bottles of cheap wine. pull a (long) face корчить рожи; гримасничать • "I hate pepperoni pizza!" he said, pulling a face. pull chestnuts out of the fire таскать каштаны из огня (подвер¬ гаться опасности вместо к-л) • I had pulled the chestnuts out of the fire for him on several occasions and was unwilling to do it again. pull one's s o c k s up взяться за ум/дело; поднажать; работать не разгибая спины • You're going to fail this course un¬ less you pull your socks up. • He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team. pull one's weight работать в полную силу/с пол¬ ной отдачей; выкладываться • The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight. • You must keep more regular hours if you want to pull your weight in this organization. pull oneself together взять себя в руки • At first she was terrified, then she pulled her¬ self together. pull out all the stops выложиться до конца; приложить все усилия (для достижения цели) • We'll have to pull out all the stops if we want to get home before dark. • They pulled out all the stops for their daughter's wedding. pull rank (inf) пользоваться служебным положением • Councillors who are not on official business have no right to borrow a car and shouldn't attempt to pull rank with attendants in the city car-pool. • She was boss of forty or more peo¬ ple but, to her credit, she never once pulled rank. pull s m b ' s leg разыгрывать; морочить голову; дурачить • You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg. pull smb/smth up short останавливать на полном скаку; одернуть (заставить бросить ч-л) • Our business in the country was doing very well until the political 125