0
Makiasan Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

pull this look off

What's this sentence mean: "Can I pull this look off?"

(I found this phrase on a drama scene, where a guy says this to his wife looking at himself in the mirror.)
  

Top answer

org/dictionary/british/pull-sth-off#pull-sth-off__2 ). Your guy's question uses a related meaning. He wants to know if he will succeed in not looking ridiculous with his hair that way and wearing those clothes, with that "look".

— Enoon

  • org/dictionary/british/pull-sth-off#pull-sth-off__2 ).
  • Your guy's question uses a related meaning.
  • He wants to know if he will succeed in not looking ridiculous with his hair that way and wearing those clothes, with that "look".
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
"To pull something off" is an idiomatic expression meaning to succeed in doing it in spite of everything ( http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/pull-sth-off#pull-sth-off__2
0
0
Thanks a lot, enoon!
Maki
0

Related Questions