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pull in(to some place)

to drive into some place. A strange car just pulled into our driveway. Some stranger just pulled in.

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pull in(to some place)

to drive into some place. A strange car just pulled into our driveway. Some stranger just pulled in.

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pull in

to arrive at a place We got to the station just as his train was pulling in.

Usage notes: used of vehicles or the people in them

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pull in somebody/something also pull somebody/something in

to attract things or people, esp. in large numbers The new law is designed to pull in more imports from poor countries. The show has been pulling the crowds in since it opened.

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pull in something also pull something in

to earn an amount of money The film was a big hit this weekend, pulling in $11 million at the box office. The show pulled millions in, and still lost money.

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But Bob, sir, bless you, he's tender-hearted; he'd sooner pull in a bit if he see'd 'em a-gettin' beat. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context Oh, wouldn't I like to go for a pull in the 'Stormy Petrel Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context			pull a fast one pull a gun pull a job pull a muscle pull a rabbit out of hat pull a rabbit out of the hat pull a stunt pull about pull ahead pull all the stops out pull alongside pull any punches pull apart pull around pull around to pull aside pull at pull away from pull back pull by pull chain pull down pull down over pull for pull hair out pull in pull in ears pull in front of pull into pull into a place pull leg pull no punches pull off pull on pull one over on pull oneself together pull oneself up by bootstraps pull or teeth pull out pull out all the stops pull out of pull out of a hat pull out of the fire pull over pull punches pull rank pull socks up pull something out of the bag pull strings Pull the other leg! pull the plug			pull chestnuts out of the fire Pull Cord Switch pull crack pull date pull different ways pull down pull down pull down pull down pull down pull down Pull down assay Pull down assay pull down over pull faces pull faces pull faces pull faces pull finger out pull finger out pull finger out pull finger out pull for pull hair out pull hardware pull head pull head pull head pull head pull head pull in pull in ears pull in front of pull in horns pull in horns pull in horns pull in horns pull in one's horns Pull in Their Horns pull into pull into a place pull into shape Pull It Out of The Air Pull It Out of Thin Air pull leg pull leg pull leg pull leg pull leg pull leg Pull media pull model Pull my finger Pull No Punches Pull Notice Program pull off pull off pull off pull off pull off pull off

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