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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Pull off
Hi.
What does it mean that :
International master Stuart Rachels pulled off the biggest upset of his career by tying for the first place in 1989-90 U.S. championship"
From Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan, p178
?Means he succeeded to make the biggest revolution of his career?Or like that he snaped out of distress?
Thanks in advance!
What does it mean that :
International master Stuart Rachels pulled off the biggest upset of his career by tying for the first place in 1989-90 U.S. championship"
From Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan, p178
?Means he succeeded to make the biggest revolution of his career?Or like that he snaped out of distress?
Thanks in advance!
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soheil1 pulled off the biggest upset = succeeded in defeating someone ranked far above him (the highest ranked in his career relative to his own rank).
- soheil1 pulled off the biggest upset = succeeded in defeating someone ranked far above him (the highest ranked in his career relative to his own rank).
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soheil1pulled off the biggest upset= succeeded in defeating someone ranked far above him (the highest ranked in his career relative to his own rank).
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pull off means achieve some success that other people, and possibly you as well, did not expect you to achieve.
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