Idioms

pull alongside

pull alongside (someone or something)

To move directly beside or along someone or something while in motion. The cop pulled alongside our car on the highway and signaled for us to pull over. I could feel someone pulling close alongside me as I walked.
See also: alongside, pull
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pull (up) alongside (of someone or something)

to move to a point beside someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The car pulled up alongside the truck and honked and the people inside waved and waved. Please pull alongside the curb.
See also: alongside, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
Harry Cobden - in his first full season as stable jockey to former champion trainer Nicholls - was determined not to hit the front too soon and had the confidence to take a pull alongside Thistlecrack.
Lt Chris L'Aime and his assistant Bill Hodgson pull alongside the trawler for boarding.
Enormous container ships are especially vulnerable at "choke points" such as the Malacca Straits, which connect the Pacific and Indian Ocean, where pirates in smaller, quicker boats can pull alongside and board.
'I'd pull alongside them and they would say, "Do you want business?" I would say yes'
For goodness sake let's get on with the business and pull alongside Britain's second city.
As the Pueblo tried to leave the area, one of the torpedo boats tried to pull alongside her for a boarding attempt, but the Pueblo maneuvered away from the North Korean vessel.
Port officials plan to dredge the harbor so big ships can pull alongside docks.
The Kirkwall lifeboat was unable to pull alongside because of the severe weather conditions.
"The second race was much better, even though I didn't get the best of starts to allow Edwards to pull alongside me.
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