puffed up . full of pride自满
She wouldn't have become so puffed up if you hadn't given her too much praise．如果当初你没有过多地赞扬她，她决不会象现在这样骄傲。
pull about . pull around . pull in different directions拖来拖去
He pulled the flowers about until he ruined them all．他把那些花拖过来拽过去，结果全搞坏了。
pull about . pull around . handle roughly猛力推搡；虐待
They pulled him about rather violently．他们相当凶狠地推搡着他。
He got angry when people started pulling him about．人们开始粗暴待他时，他恼火了。
pull ahead . overtake somebody or something 超前
The winner of the men's four hundred metres pulled ahead in the last fifty metres．男子400米的获胜者在最后50米冲到了最前面。
That driver's trying to overtake．Slow down a bit and let him pull ahead．那个司机想超车，开慢一点让他超过去吧。
pull apart . separate by pulling把…撕开；拆开；扯断
The table is so made that you can easily pull it apart．这张桌子是可以随意拆开的。
As the curtains were pulled apart，we saw the actors on the stage．帷幕拉开时，我们看到了台上的演员。
pull apart . criticize somebody or find serious faults in an idea， plan， piece of work，把…批评得一无是处
He pulled my argument apart and made me feel very stupid．他把我的论点说得一无是处，使我感到像是个傻瓜。
The professor proceeded to pull apart the student's paper．教授进而指出那个学生作业中的许多错误。
pull at . pull on . drag forcibly at,用力拉
Mary pulled at his sleeve and led him boldly upstairs．玛丽拉了拉他的袖子，大胆地领他上楼。
The dog pulled at the rope as though he knew a life depended on his exertions．这条狗用力拉绳，好象知道它用力与否关系到一条性命似的。
pull at . pull on . take a drink from； draw from by sucking深吸（烟）；大口喝（酒）
The old man sat in the corner，pulling at his pipe．老人坐在角落里，抽着烟斗。
pull down . cause to be down from its place by pulling把…拉下
His hat was pulled well down over his eyes so that nobody would guess his true identity．他把帽沿拉得很下，几乎遮住了眼睛，使人猜不清他是谁。
pull down . destroy；demolish（a building）破坏；拆毁（建筑物）
It is easy to pull down the old world than to build the new．破坏旧世界容易，但要建设新世界就难了。
They pulled down the old shop and built a supermarket．他们拆掉了旧商店，建起了一个超级市场。
pull down . earn挣得
He pulls down quite a lot of money in his new job．新工作使他挣了许多钱。
Tom always pulled down the highest grades in school．汤姆在学校总得最高分。
pull down . weaken（somebody．） in health使身体虚弱
A really bad cold pulls you down and leaves you feeling very miserable．重感冒会使你身体虚弱，让你感到很难受。
That long spell in hospital pulled him down a lot．那次长时间生病住院使他的体质大大变差了。
pull down . humiliate羞辱；批评；降低地位
They intend to pull him down a bit．他们想挫挫他的锐气。
One is not sorry to see the proud pulled down．看到自高自大的人被拉下来，谁都不会惋惜。
pull into . pull in . arrive到达
The lorry driver pulled into the side of the road to get a cup of tea．卡车司机把车子停靠在路边去喝杯茶。
The train from Edinburgh pulled in five minutes late．从爱丁堡开出的列车晚点五分钟进站。
pull into . pull in . seize（a possible criminal）抓获（嫌疑犯）
The police pulled those youths in for questioning after the robbery．抢劫案发生后，警察把这些年轻人拘留起来审问。
pull into . pull in . attract吸引
The Beatles always pulled in enormous crowds．甲壳虫乐队总是吸引成千上万的人。
They need to have a high rate of interest in order to pull in money from investors．他们需要高利率来诱使投资者投入资金。
pull into . pull in . reduce one's expenses；restrain 紧缩开支；限制
You must pull in now，or you'll be asking for trouble．你应当节约，不然你会自找麻烦。
pull into . pull in . earn挣得
He pulls in quite a lot as a milkman．他当牛奶工挣了不少钱。
They're pulling in a lot of overtime on that job．他们做那工作得了很多加班费。
pull in one's horns . reduce one's boast；calm down from a quarrel收敛言语；停上吵架
He pulled in his horns when he realized that his boasting was not impressing me．当他意识到他的自吹对我不起作用时，就缩回去了。
pull in one's horns . reduce spending or activity缩减开支或活动
After the business failed，father had to pull in his horns．经营失败后，父亲只得缩减开支。
pull into pieces . criticize very badly；find serious fault with驳得体无完肤；说得一无是处
Politicians always try to pull their opponents'ideas to pieces．政治家们总是把他们对手的观点驳得体无完肤。
The famous scientist pulled the new theory to pieces because it was very unscientific．这位著名的科学家把这条新理论说得一无是处，因为它很不科学。
pull off . complete or perform（something．） successfully使（某事）成功
He has pulled off some remarkable shots in the match．在比赛中，他几次因精彩的投篮而得分。
How did you manage to pull off the deal without offering them more money? 没有出更多的钱，你是怎样把这笔生意做成的?
pull oneself together . get control of oneself；get into a mood of preparedness振作起来；做好…的思想准备
Stop crying and pull yourself together！ You're not a baby any more．别哭了，冷静点！你不再是个小毛孩了。
Pulling himself together，he dismissed the matter from his mind．他振作起来，不再想这件事。