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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Pull on, push on
Hi,
Can you tell me why the author used pull on it rather than pull it? This question also applies to push on.
He was unable to loosen the knot by pulling on it, so he grasped the straps on each side and attempted to push them into the knot and thus loosen it. Twisting back and forth repeatedly, he continued to push on the thongs.
Thank you very much.
Can you tell me why the author used pull on it rather than pull it? This question also applies to push on.
He was unable to loosen the knot by pulling on it, so he grasped the straps on each side and attempted to push them into the knot and thus loosen it. Twisting back and forth repeatedly, he continued to push on the thongs.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
'On' is often used when only a part of the pulled or pushed item is involved in the operation, I think.
- 'On' is often used when only a part of the pulled or pushed item is involved in the operation, I think.
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'On' is often used when only a part of the pulled or pushed item is involved in the operation, I think.
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pull on something ~ put pressure on it to try to make it move toward you
push on something ~ put pressure on it to try to make it move away from you.
pull something ~ make it move toward you or follow along as you move (by applying force toward yourself)
push something ~ make it move away from you or precede you as you move (by applying force away from yourself)
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push on something ~ put pressure on it to try to make it move away from you.
pull something ~ make it move toward you or follow along as you move (by applying force toward yourself)
push something ~ make it move away from you or precede you as you move (by applying force away from yourself)
CJ
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