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Johnleo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Do not pull a Roger Clinton on me.

This guy is a candidate for congressman. And I found that Roger Clinton is Bill Clinton's half-brother who was always making troubles.

So it seems like "Don't cause any trouble to me."

Could you please explain the use of the word "pull" in this sentence? Is it "pull ... on sb"?
  

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" Yes. That's the idea. pull is being used to mean perpetrate or perform or do (something unpleasant, unannounced, unexpectedly).

— CalifJim

  • " Yes.
  • That's the idea.
  • pull is being used to mean perpetrate or perform or do (something unpleasant, unannounced, unexpectedly).
  • Note the idiom: to pull a fast one on someone = to play a trick on someone = to deceive someone CJ
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So it seems like "Don't cause any trouble to me."
Yes. That's the idea.

pull is being used to mean perpetrate or perform or do (something unpleasant, unannounced, unexpectedly).

Note the idiom:
to pull a fast one on someone = to play a trick on someone = to deceive someone

CJ
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